constrain
Example Sentences
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But it warned that "if instability in the Middle East persists, rising costs, delays and limited transport capacity are likely to constrain humanitarian operations further."
From BBC • May 2, 2026
The concentrated hard-disk drive market allows Western Digital and Seagate to constrain supply, raise prices, and secure long-term contracts.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
The camera is almost always static; the frame is frozen in a way that virtually imprisons the characters, suggesting that their blinkered belief systems similarly constrain their thoughts and direct their deeds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Getting crosswise with public opinion is sometimes enough to constrain a president.
From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026
The term ‘relativism’ is contentious, but I use it, rather than ‘constructivism’, because I want to refer to those who hold that reality does not constrain the beliefs we can hold about the real world.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing constrain
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Excerpt from "The Declaration of Independence"
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Essential English Vocabulary, List 3
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