straitened
Example Sentences
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Alfie may never realize his romantic fantasies, but his Romanticism transcends his straitened horizons.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2025
But merchants and analysts said the dollarization boost has proven insufficient in the face of limited credit, a depreciating local currency, higher taxes, straitened public spending amid lower oil income, and rising utility bills.
From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2023
The overall stats are heavily influenced by the biggest clubs, but in straitened times any increase is an achievement.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2023
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 ● Dec. 1, 2022
Knowing we were in straitened circumstances, she brought bags of “old” clothes that looked fairly new to me.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
