- present participle of narrow.
narrowing
Example Sentences
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His government also faces charges of narrowing the space for dissent.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
“To the extent the solar power boom was a key driver of early-to-mid summer power burn weakness, narrowing daylight hours may detract from non-thermal generation,” Eli Rubin of EBW Analytics says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Achieving that, Tiwari says, requires redesigning streets by narrowing traffic lanes, altering road surfaces and introducing other traffic-calming measures.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Blanche had previously said the fund would not proceed, but Cornyn and Tillis demanded a formal written commitment preventing its revival and language narrowing the tax protections.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Compass Tattoo studies me, narrowing his eyes a bit.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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