Example Sentences

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"But you saw that it flew around and came and went as it pleased. Did you ever see that I was constricting its movements?"

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2023

But she quickly realized the snake was constricting the blood supply to her brain — not her breath.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2022

After taking many tests, he said it was discovered that he "wasn’t utilizing enough oxygen when it came into my system" and that storing too much carbon dioxide was constricting his blood vessels.

From Fox News • Feb. 3, 2021

After taking many tests, he said it was discovered that he “wasn’t utilizing enough oxygen when it came into my system” and that storing too much carbon dioxide was constricting his blood vessels.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2021

He was constricting it in his hand and knocking his clenched knuckles on the marble.

From If Winter Comes by Hutchinson, A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth)