claustrophobic

Example Sentences

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I remember worrying about getting claustrophobic in the machine; that was what I considered a major medical issue.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

"That was a really driving factor in Gwen's career, that she had a vision of a world that was completely other than this dark, claustrophobic place of her childhood."

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

But the only time I felt claustrophobic was in the lazy river.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Lynne Ramsay’s film is an elliptical, claustrophobic portrait of postpartum delirium.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

He pushes the door shut behind me and I immediately feel the air change, grow close and claustrophobic.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett