claustrophobic

Example Sentences

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Rhys puts his arm around me, pulling me close, but despite being outside, the air around us feels thick and tight, almost claustrophobic.

From Literature

The film’s claustrophobic framing, paired with a locked-down camera, quickly creates a clammy unease.

From Los Angeles Times

Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror classic, which won the Academy Award for visual effects and spawned an enduring franchise, turns the commercial towing vessel Nostromo — essentially a tug-hauling cargo ship — into something claustrophobic and unforgiving.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s become much too easy to recede into the claustrophobic containers of our depression-inducing screens.

From Los Angeles Times

Once production began, the physical reality of the claustrophobic set quickly took a psychological toll, Larkin says.

From BBC