in a tight spot
Example Sentences
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Super Micro also found itself in a tight spot in August 2024, when a report by a short seller raised concerns about the firm’s accounting practices.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
These revolutionary changes seem to put workers in a tight spot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
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
If this amendment passed, some ministers would be in a tight spot.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2024
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
