constipated

Example Sentences

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"You could run into the extremes of eating too much, where if you're not drinking enough water to hydrate and exceed the amount of soluble and insoluble fiber, you can get constipated," Lee said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

When Leonidas was just a month old, he was fussy and often constipated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

“It taught you to be a lot less constipated about having a bad idea or being made fun of,” he said of his time at Esquire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

The constipated grimace that was his only response is the kind of facial expression that makes press officers weep.

From BBC • May 24, 2023

At first he thought he was looking at some kind of pregnant sea snake or a constipated eel.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli