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
These revolutionary changes seem to put workers in a tight spot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
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
It all has the Lakers in a tight spot, the team needing to be aggressive and, perhaps, even overpay to give James the best possible shot at another deep playoff run.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 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
