crimped

Example Sentences

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Higher interest rates, she said, have crimped bigger-ticket purchases that often require financing.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

Mortgage rates have remained high, and home prices in many markets in the South are falling amid crimped demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The stock has dropped 12% over the past year amid worries about a slowdown in consumer spending that has crimped sales growth in the company’s beauty and healthcare segments.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Thought and feeling bubble up beneath visible restraint—she’ll let a nervous glance scamper this way or that, or wear a smile that’s still crimped at the edges amid the teasing interplay of her peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Then he crimped his face as though I were odious and snorted, “Phew!”

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin