cramped
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She has one cramped unit not far from her Lower Manhattan apartment, and another on the East End of Long Island, where she used to own a house.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The cramped toilet space is very noisy inside, so they must protect their ears.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
I’m in a cramped examination room at a clinic in Panama City.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
The pair, who live in a cramped studio apartment in a crumbling colonial-era building, can’t afford butter or mayonnaise, so breakfast is a piece of plain bread.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
They could only afford a cramped two-bedroom unit with faded linoleum, brown shag carpet, and a cracked kitchen sink.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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