constrict
verb (used with object)
to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
had constricted
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past perfectof constrict.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He noted that the pandemic and the actors’ strike had constricted the process further.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
Not every critic is in agreement however, with one reviewer suggesting the show now had "constricted ambitions" and felt "snippily familiar".
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2021
It was also the first production to capitalise on the abolition of theatrical censorship which had constricted the British stage since 1737.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 30, 2018
He did not know how powerful were the hands that had constricted him there.
From The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
