pent-up
Example Sentences
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The timing wasn’t great given the pressures facing home construction, but pent-up residential construction demand is certainly there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Composer Yuta Bandoh’s lovely score hints at Otone and Kensuke’s pent-up sorrow, even after Kakeru is returned to them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The TV variation of Max Cady is where the classic prestige drama Difficult Man shakes hands with a manosphere cultist’s pent-up aggression.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
If SK Hynix’s ADRs trade richly relative to local shares, “that is a sign of pent-up U.S. demand for direct exposure,” Fetherstonhaugh said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
To this day he is claustrophobic, holding his breath in elevators, feels pent-up in cars unless the windows are open on both sides.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
