constrict
verb (used with object)
to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
will constrict
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future tenseof constrict.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The issue facing Russia and Iran now is how the Middle East war will constrict supplies of the materials they need to produce drones and wage their respective wars.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
That detour might reverberate across the region, while another round of Interstate 5 expansion-joint replacements will constrict southbound traffic to two lanes through downtown and Sodo in Seattle.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
“The Internet Association does not support the American Royalties Too Act,” said the group’s president and chief executive, Michael Beckerman, arguing it will constrict the free market.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2014
The sympathetic system will dilate the pupil when the retina is not receiving enough light, and the parasympathetic system will constrict the pupil when too much light hits the retina.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Celotex Cycle In Chicago last week stockholders of Celotex Co. approved a plan which will constrict the activities of Bror Gustave Dahlberg, the company's enthusiastic founder-president.
From Time Magazine Archive
