How to Use in a bind in a Sentence

in a bind

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  • Netanyahu is in a bind of his own making, said Yair Rosenberg in The Atlantic.
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 30 June 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
  • This leaves both the BOJ and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government in a bind.
    — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • 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 federal government’s new interpretation of Title IX has left Jeffco Public Schools in a bind.
    — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 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

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