claustrophobic

Example Sentences

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I remember worrying about getting claustrophobic in the machine; that was what I considered a major medical issue.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

"That was a really driving factor in Gwen's career, that she had a vision of a world that was completely other than this dark, claustrophobic place of her childhood."

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

But the only time I felt claustrophobic was in the lazy river.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Her silence and the noises and smells from the kitchen made him feel claustrophobic.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie