"Strait" Example Sentences
1. The ship sailed through the narrow strait.
2. The swimmer was nervous crossing the treacherous strait.
3. The strait is only five miles wide at its narrowest point.
4. The strait connects the North Sea to the English Channel.
5. The ships sail through the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea.
6. We navigated our way through the Strait of Malacca.
7. The strait was frozen over during the long winter months.
8. The crew kept an eye out for islands along the strait.
9. They came upon a few small towns along the shores of the strait.
10. The explorer knew little about the dangers of the uncharted strait.
11. The pirates lay in wait along the winding strait.
12. They spotted a lighthouse at the entrance of the strait.
13. The waters were rough and choppy in the strait.
14. We saw schools of fish swimming along the shallows of the strait.
15. Ships pass through the strait using lights and buoys as guidance.
16. The strait is often congested with busy maritime traffic.
17. Countless ships have foundered in the storms that sweep through that strait.
18. The ship cautiously navigated the strait's many rocks and shoals.
19. We anchored the boat in a calm bay off the side of the strait.
20. The strait lies between two mountain ranges.
21. They were stuck in dire financial straits.
22. The victims were put in a straitjacket and institutionalized.
23. The straits of poverty had the family living paycheck to paycheck.
24. His situation seemed hopeless and without outlet or escape from the strait he found himself in.
25. The victims were wearing only dull gowns and kept in a bare cell in the mental institution in the straits of insanity.
26. She exercised good judgment to navigate the personal straits she found herself in.
27. After bankruptcy, he found himself in dire financial straits again.
28. In the straits of war and poverty, they had to flee their homeland.
29. They were not accustomed to the straits and hardships of life on the run.
30. The refugees had to cross many straits to find safety.
31. In the straits of loneliness, he found comfort in writing poetry.
32. The straits of sickness left him bedridden for months.
33. She tried hard to overcome the straits of her unhappy marriage.
34. They were put in financial straits after the death of the father figure.
35. She navigated the straits of life with wisdom beyond her years.
36. The prisoner tried to escape from his straitjacket.
37. The patients wore straitjackets to prevent them from hurting themselves.
38. The refugees came from all straits of life.
39. Poverty puts people in difficult straits.
40. He came from humble straits but rose to great success.
41. Her demise put the family in dire straits.
42. Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life.
43. They were stuck between a rock and a hard place in that strait.
44. She found herself in a real strait and did not know how to proceed.
45. Their plan seemed riddled with straits and perils at every turn.
46. Her choices were limited by the strait of her financial situation.
47. She escaped from the straitjacket of her unhappy marriage.
48. He wears a straitjacket whenever he sleeps to prevent self-harm.
49. The strait of doubt had him paralyzed with indecision.
50. They were stuck between the proverbial rock and hard place in that strait.
51. People from all walks of life and straits gathered for the event.
52. He lived an ascetic life, shunning all but the most basic straits.
53. The straits of grief left her emotionally raw and vulnerable.
54. She never let the straits of life overwhelm or define her.
55. The strait of addiction threatened to destroy him.
56. They escaped from the strait of poverty by emigrating to America.
57. The straits of war took an emotional toll on many of the soldiers.
58. Finances put the family in a real strait.
59. He was stuck in the straits of a loveless marriage.
60. The ship entered the narrow strait at high tide.
Common Phases
1.
Strait-laced - strict, severe, and socially conservative.
The headmaster was known for being very
strait-laced.
2.
Straitjacket - a garment used to restrain or restrain the arms of psychiatric patients.
The patient was put in a
straitjacket to prevent him from hurting himself.
3.
Strait and narrow - restrictive, constricted
She lived a
strait and narrow life devoted to her work.
4. Between a rock and a hard place - in a difficult situation where there are no good options.
He found himself between a rock and a hard place when offered the promotion.
5. Dire
straits - great difficulties or hardships
The family was reduced to dire
straits after the father lost his job.
6. Stick to one's guns - refuse to change one's position or beliefs.
He stuck to his guns even in the face of mounting criticism.
7. In the narrowest
straits - in tight constraints
The refugees tried to make the most of life even in the narrowest
straits.
8.
Strait-laced - strict, severe, and socially conservative.
The headmaster was known for being very
strait-laced.
9.
Strait and narrow path - the righteous or proper path in life
She tried to follow the
strait and narrow path despite temptations.
10. From humble beginnings/
straits - from an unprivileged background
He came from humble beginnings but rose to great success through hard work.