tight squeeze

Example Sentences

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Even the roomiest home might be a tight squeeze.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

But because some kinds of spending - like health or defence - are getting significant extra cash, there's a tight squeeze on day-to-day spending more or less everywhere else.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

Not far from the sign, Marini walks through a narrow opening in a stack of boulders — a tight squeeze when rescuers are carrying someone out on a stretcher.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2024

Though he appreciated playing in a historic stadium, Ferentz wasn’t thrilled with some of the logistics, such as sharing a sideline and a tight squeeze in some spots with the brick wall.

From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2023

It would be a tight squeeze for any of them, aside from Diana and Kaitlin, to fit through.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau