straitjacket
Example Sentences
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Locking money into a restricted account felt like voluntarily returning to the kind of financial straitjacket they just escaped, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
The first three weeks saw an 8-year-old aerialist, a 74-year-old comedian, a laser-performing duo from Vietnam and a Las Vegas magician who hung from the ceiling in a straitjacket.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
It makes the whole project less overwhelming — more a compass than a straitjacket.
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2025
"When Man City were on top of the game they had a style of play and a freedom. Everybody has a role to play, but Guardiola will not put anyone in a straitjacket."
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025
My nightmare started out as something I’d dreamed a million times before: I was being forced to take a standardized test while wearing a straitjacket.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
