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 Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)