straightjacket

/ ˈstreɪtˌdʒækɪt /

noun

1. a less common spelling of straitjacket

Example Sentences

But instead, Jabeur's old-school style - she smiles as she crafts points with spins and slice - was tied up in a straightjacket of nerves.

From BBC

"There's this dark cloud over us, and I describe it to people that I am farming in a straightjacket."

From BBC

Financial markets have treated the constitutional spending cap as Brazil’s principal fiscal anchor in recent years, but politicians across the spectrum criticize it as a budgetary straightjacket during economic crises.

From Reuters

"These films are bursting out of the straightjacket."

From BBC

The expansiveness and freedom of partial anonymity are particularly crucial because both boys have the kinds of identities that can be made to feel like a straightjacket.

From Los Angeles Times