constricting
- present participle of constrict.
Example Sentences
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In commodities, the team favors base industrial metals like aluminum, nickel, lead, and zinc, as artificial-intelligence and military buildouts increase demand while reinvestment rates by miners remain low, constricting supply.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
The album capped a lengthy, constricting record label contract that Charli had been trying to optimize for years, to varying success.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026
The buildup of RGS proteins, says Shishikura, tells the blood vessels to stop constricting, effectively overriding the "squeeze" signal.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2025
Rising demand for silver-backed ETFs has also absorbed more of the metal, further constricting supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
From there, Lala gets her footing and pulls her rope as tight as she can— constricting her hold on the monster.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
