straitened

Example Sentences

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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

Indeed, the fans are only now starting to get used to the USA's new straitened circumstances.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2023

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2023

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 • Feb. 6, 2023

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