cramped
Example Sentences
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I’m in a cramped examination room at a clinic in Panama City.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
Lots of the scenes take place in cramped elevators and bank vaults.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
For the next six days the planes’ cramped interiors became their jails.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Their cramped and outdated Aspmyra Stadium -- built in 1966 -- can hold just over 8,200 spectators and the team came close to bankruptcy in 2016.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
He became aware of how his body felt in that moment: cramped and trapped.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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