constriction

Example Sentences

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For almost five years, the entertainment industry has been beset, first by the pandemic, then by the writers’ and actors’ strikes and the constriction that followed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

The introduction of Turner somewhat cushions that constriction, but more so by the sights of Ellis-Taylor’s remarkable Hattie.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

Yet their lives are hemmed in by the men around them, with a constriction that’s suffocating.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2024

The discovery of the mechanics behind cell extrusion could underlie other inflammatory diseases that also feature constriction such as cramping of the gut and inflammatory bowel disease.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024

But after a few years, he realized he didn’t like the rules and constriction of any rigid organization—not the Communist Party, and not the military.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge