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

“Amongst Women” depicts this claustrophobic domain in restrained prose that is infused with tension when Moran marries again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Already jam-packed with computers and equipment, the cramped space had turned positively claustrophobic with the many spectators now squeezing into it.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir