straiten

Example Sentences

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But under straitened national circumstances, all the pomp strikes a sour note for some.

From Los Angeles Times

Accepting that award, Sir the Baptist, one of the album’s producers, addressed the straitened finances of historically Black colleges and universities.

From New York Times

But that doesn’t mean an economically straitened Britain won’t throw an extravagant party as it crowns its first king in seven decades in May.

From New York Times

Unlike in the snooty East, with its fixed ways and straitened norms, it was not unusual to find women holding positions of authority in the less-settled West.

From Los Angeles Times

A one-woman show like “Consent” is also relatively cheap to produce and tour, no small advantage in straitened times for the arts.

From New York Times