in a bind

phrase

: in trouble

seem to have gotten myself in a bind

Examples of in a bind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The demands for transparency, and the online speculation arising from this trickle of information, put McIlrath in a bind. — Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

The ongoing war in Iran is putting Iowa Republicans in a bind, as rising gas and diesel prices hammer the agricultural sector and put incumbents on increasingly difficult political terrain. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2026

Alec Gamboa came on and drew a groundout to send the game to the 11th, and then the Red Sox quickly put the Marlins in a bind. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

The federal government’s new interpretation of Title IX has left Jeffco Public Schools in a bind. — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for in a bind

• countersigned
• disinclined
• humankind
• interlined
• intertwined
• mastermind
• misaligned
• nonaligned
• predefined
• realigned
• reassigned
• recombined