constrict
verb (used with object)
to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
have constricted
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present perfectof constrict.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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This is why many of my patients who are trauma survivors have constricted their lives to avoid the possibility of being triggered and have withdrawn from life as a result.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2018
At the same time, land-use regulations have constricted supply, helping drive up prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2016
This year the floods were devastating -- not just because of heavy rains but also because levees have constricted the river.
From Time Magazine Archive
No imagination could have constricted his vital and creative force as this adventure, in which he was caught up like a chip and carried forward in a rush of animal power.
From Red Fleece by Will Levington Comfort
If people use it who have constricted countenances, they should carefully emphasize the smile.
From How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions by S. S. (Samuel Silas) Curry
