Example Sentences

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Constricted pupils and licking lips also tend to accompany such rivalrous encounters.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 25, 2023

Constricted by tradition and steeped in hierarchy, "The Crown" owes a considerable thematic debt to mafia classic "The Godfather," Morgan says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2017

Constricted as a playwright, he became a dissident.

From Time Magazine Archive

Constricted job interviews leave many questions unasked How old are you?

From Time Magazine Archive

Constricted places, such as might be due to a small amount of loose earth left in the ditch, are always to be avoided.

From American Rural Highways by Agg, T. R. (Thomas Radford)