in a tight spot
Example Sentences
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The Bank of Japan is also in a tight spot, as not raising interest rates may lead to accelerating inflation and depreciation of the yen, but doing so could hurt the economy.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Above-target price increases and a weak labor market put the Fed in a tight spot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
That has put the company in a tight spot, after US sanctions on NIS came into effect last month over its ties to Russia's energy industry.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
Another crab keeper, Mary Akers, once witnessed a crab stuck in a tight spot chirping until a friend came to rescue it.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025
We hadn’t scammed Robbie, but we’d worked him in a way that felt downright sleazy, and I’d ended up in a tight spot.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
