cramped

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After the VA unveiled a plan during a federal court hearing in January to install 800 tiny homes on the campus, advocates for veteran housing criticized the 8-foot-by-8-foot sheds as cramped, flimsy and undignified.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The temperatures there are equally high, he says, but open spaces and better ventilation make it easier to cope than Delhi's cramped neighbourhoods and congested lanes.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Despite the cramped conditions, Lau is reluctant to leave a familiar area where she has built a social network, and hopes her application for transitional housing nearby would be approved.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Psychologically, they counter the angst triggered by cramped, airless, maze-like commuter warrens.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Meanwhile, the men continued to eat and rest, enjoying the feel of solid ground under their feet, stretching their cramped limbs, melting glacier ice into drinking water.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong