contractions

Example Sentences

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With each step you take, coordinated contractions in your abdominal muscles help keep you stable and upright.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

After confirming that abdominal contractions drive brain motion, the researchers turned to the next question: how this movement influences fluid flow.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

The fall in business activity was broad-based across the eurozone, with both Germany and France -- the 20-country single currency area's two biggest economies -- posting contractions.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

What RFK Jr. and I have is a neurological disorder that causes abnormal contractions of different muscles.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Shortened words and phrases are called contractions; there’s a list of them on pages 70-71.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner