strait
noun
Often straits. a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
straitness
-
a word derived from
strait.
Example Sentences
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For this brilliant woman, who was writing poems at six and French dramas at 10, and whose first book was published at 14, “the straitness of my prison” was becoming intolerable.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 15, 2021
Hereupon many faint and calm meditations came into his mind; neither could he determine which way to turn himself in that straitness of affairs.
From The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century by Clarence Henry Haring
Many are precluded by the narrowness of their education, and many by the straitness of their fortune.
From Essays on Various Subjects Principally Designed for Young Ladies by Hannah More
Asthma, anasarca, jaundice, and great hardness and straitness across the region of the stomach.
From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by William Withering
Therefore the guardian put the maiden before, and he followed after, because of the straitness of the path.
From Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends by Eugene Mason
