STRAITENED in a Sentence
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Example sentences for STRAITENED, such as:
1. This was a cruel aggravation of actually straitened means.
2. But the neighborhood had now fallen into straitened circumstances.
3. The buildings, begun under straitened circumstances, were more than simple.
4. The mother is well bred, quiet, and has the habitual anxiety of straitened means.
5. So he returned his straitened means to his pocket, and gave up the idea of trying to buy the boys.
2. But the neighborhood had now fallen into straitened circumstances.
3. The buildings, begun under straitened circumstances, were more than simple.
4. The mother is well bred, quiet, and has the habitual anxiety of straitened means.
5. So he returned his straitened means to his pocket, and gave up the idea of trying to buy the boys.
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Meanings and Examples of STRAITENED
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straitened
v. squeeze together
v. bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
Classic Sentence:
1 So he returned his straitened means to his pocket, and gave up the idea of trying to buy the boys.
2 I think Mr. Murdstone's means were straitened at about this time; but it is little to the purpose.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 10. I BECOME NEGLECTED, AND AM PROVIDED FOR
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 10. I BECOME NEGLECTED, AND AM PROVIDED FOR
3 This was a cruel aggravation of actually straitened means.
4 The mother is well bred, quiet, and has the habitual anxiety of straitened means.
5 The buildings, begun under straitened circumstances, were more than simple.
Example Sentence:
1 But the neighborhood had now fallen into straitened circumstances.