constriction

Example Sentences

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Pupil constriction began roughly 12 seconds before CSF moved out of the brain and reversed after attention returned.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

The introduction of Turner somewhat cushions that constriction, but more so by the sights of Ellis-Taylor’s remarkable Hattie.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

Yet their lives are hemmed in by the men around them, with a constriction that’s suffocating.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2024

This strategy is a sign of constriction, but it’s also an indication that old habits and expectations have to give way to stringent new realities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024

His chest heaved once, as if his large heart, weary of despotic constriction, had expanded, despite the will, and made a vigorous bound for the attainment of liberty.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë