Sentence examples for the straitjacket from inspiring English sources

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the straitjacket

noun

A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.

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The straitjacket [today] has really tightened".

Life is further tested by the straitjacket of rules.

A perfectionist, he seemed to revel in the straitjacket procedure.

Disgusted by the straitjacket of success, Frusciante's head flipped.

On the screen, Houdini twisted, writhed and popped free of the straitjacket.

And once the straitjacket gets a bit looser, there will be so many opportunities.

All were very aware that the straitjacket of Dodd-Frank might make contagion unavoidable.

In the end it was not, at least not in the way Argentina handled the straitjacket.

It is always constrained by the straitjacket of mathematical consistency and compatibility with established laws.

If there's no gold to be had, why put on the straitjacket?

Whether he will be the man to break out of the straitjacket, only time will tell.

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