Example Sentences

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The overall contraction in the smartphone market has been partly the result of an ongoing memory shortage, which has constrained production and driven up the cost of components.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Demand for Vital Farms’ eggs has been outpacing its production capability for the past six months, which has constrained its growth.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

“What I think has constrained this entire outbreak response from the beginning is the fact that dairy cattle farmers do not want anything to impact their short-term economic interests,” Adalja said.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2024

Market participants believe that a weakening Chinese yuan has constrained the central bank's efforts to aggressively lower interest rates as the recovery of the world's second-largest economy remains uneven and requires further stimulus.

From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2023

Walter The hardness of my father has constrained me to certain measures which I am unable to take back.

From The Triple Marriage by Morlock, Frank J.