tight corner
Example Sentences
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We try a tight corner off the square, a bodega with hanging leather wineskins and plenty of barrels, and finally win a spot at the small counter.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
The pressure has put the Taliban in a tight corner.
From Seattle Times • May 18, 2022
Though tech is of course at the heart of “Star Trek” — tech with heart, the way out of every tight corner.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2022
Still, Russell’s earnestly clenched, intrinsically decent performance – pulsing and perspiring in such ideal contrast to the late, great Walsh’s unflappable, silver-eyed villain – keeps you in his tight corner to the ludicrous end.
From The Guardian • Apr. 3, 2020
“Your father got me out of a very tight corner a few days ago. Yeah, I’m staying just the one year. Special favor to Dumbledore. One year, and then back to my quiet retirement.”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
