“Navigating through a global pandemic has put the world economy in a strait, with businesses struggling to survive and unemployment rates skyrocketing.”

“They glided over the narrow strait of turbulent ocean water that made the island look like it had been cut in half with a steak knife.”

“Undoubtedly the terms of this message indicate that the Lord's testimony will be in straitness, in limitation, hedged up, shut in.”

“My dear hearers, this very straitness of the path, this narrowness of the path, doth have in it something discouraging.”

“Such a course will ensure you experience the bitterness of spiritual straitness, as did the Corinthians.”

“Turkey eventually rejected the terms of that treaty, and subsequently Turkey remilitarized the straits area.”

“If the U.S. pushes too hard, Japan can threaten to repatriate the assets, leaving the U.S. economy in dire straits.”

“Even with unwavering support from communities, most clubs are in dire straits.”