cramped

Example Sentences

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I made friends, held hands in a circle, mumbled along to “Kumbaya,” and now here I am in the cramped aisle of a commercial jet, traveling by myself like a fancy, mature young woman.

From Literature

I wrote and wrote until my hand cramped up, and then wrote some more.

From Literature

His family moved in with his grandmother, squeezing into a cramped apartment full of aunts, uncles and cousins.

From BBC

The pair, who live in a cramped studio apartment in a crumbling colonial-era building, can’t afford butter or mayonnaise, so breakfast is a piece of plain bread.

From Los Angeles Times

Lots of the scenes take place in cramped elevators and bank vaults.

From BBC