be tight with
Example Sentences
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For now, the job market is considered to be tight, with the unemployment rate low by historical stands at close to 4.0%.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Short-term spending money will be tight, with no spare cash for sweeteners.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025
Yet Powell also that warned the job market continues to be tight, with job openings outnumbering job seekers, which works as a drag on employers competing for workers.
From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2022
But space will still be tight with a pedestal sink.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2022
I wanted to be tight with them so badly.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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