- plural of strait.
straits
Example Sentences
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Remember when we all believed that the market would be in dire straits if the megacap tech stocks had a wobble?
From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026
Sleuths are able to track the shipments, however, by following occasional pings from the shadow ships’ transponders, which are sometimes turned on for safety to navigate narrow straits.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The airlines emphasized Spirit’s dire financial straits, but the judge found that that distress didn’t meet a rigorous “failing firm” threshold that would’ve triggered friendlier antitrust treatment.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
"There's no legal basis for the introduction of any tax, any customs, or any fees for on straits for international navigation," IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said at a press conference.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
They raced through icy straits, past blue fjords and cliffs with waterfalls spilling into the sea.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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