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

“Amongst Women” depicts this claustrophobic domain in restrained prose that is infused with tension when Moran marries again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Once production began, the physical reality of the claustrophobic set quickly took a psychological toll, Larkin says.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

It almost seemed like the Underworld, because I immediately felt claustrophobic and I couldn’t see the sky above—just a close, heavy darkness, as if I were in a cave.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan