constrain
verb (used with object)
to force, compel, or oblige.
have constrained
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present perfectof constrain.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Because the process occurs entirely within the plane of the material, it also avoids several efficiency limitations that have constrained earlier detector designs.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026
As these columns have warned, retirements of baseload power plants have constrained supply at the same time as demand is increasing from data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Some Chinese experts said they also don’t believe China’s recent economic troubles have constrained the country’s approach to foreign engagement.
From New York Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
Federal regulators have limited authority over it, and many states have constrained their own power to manage energy resources as part of a deregulation push that took hold in the 1990s.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2022
So, had not her taste and her sense of duty towards her child inclined her to a life of quiet and retirement, the lack of fortune would have constrained her to live simply and modestly.
From Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood by Grace Greenwood
