constrict

Example Sentences

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They are constricted on the one hand by construction that is transforming fields into concrete jungles, and on the other, by impoverished soils and competition from cheap food imports that undermine their revenue.

From Barron's

Michelle was describing the infuriating experience of trying to break through a barrier: Her husband wasn’t consciously aware that whiteness was a perspective that was constricting what he could imagine or comprehend.

From New York Times

Eventually, though, Ms. Stevenson’s work hours were reduced and she is now in debt, on a constricted budget and unable to save.

From New York Times

In severe asthma, the bronchi become chronically inflamed and constricted.

From Scientific American

The debris and trash made it worse by constricting the canal.

From Washington Post