strapped

Example Sentences

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This program is intended to help people who are so financially strapped that it is unlikely the agency could collect all that is owed.

From Washington Post

Mike Booth, one of the new vice presidents, said the automakers are starting to argue that they are financially strapped because they have to fund the development of new electric vehicles.

From Seattle Times

“That felt safer, because she was always on me, strapped in,” said Andrzej, whose family of five is based in Australia and spends about half the year traveling.

From Washington Post

And they had to buy their own radios, which they wear strapped to their chests.

From New York Times

An ambulance drove up, and the man was strapped to a gurney and taken away.

From New York Times