Sentence examples for constrict in from inspiring English sources

But suddenly the time I might have began to constrict in front of my eyes.

Arteries leading to the brain constrict in response to an unspecified external trigger.

For example, in cold weather the blood vessels of the skin constrict in order to conserve heat, while in hot weather they expand to dissipate excess heat.

Bronchial hyper-responsiveness (BHR) describes a lung abnormality in which airways are easily triggered to constrict in response to normally harmless inhaled stimuli, and is a key element of human asthma pathophysiology.

Dr. Norman Rosenthal, a psychiatrist in the Washington area and an expert on depression and anger, says drivers who repeatedly tailgate, trying to pressure the cars in front to move faster or get out of the way, "are always sitting on their arteries," which constrict in response to stress hormones that spew forth from their adrenal glands.

As blood vessels constrict in response and less blood flows through the narrowed vessels, it can strain the heart.

At that time, she was legally constricted in what she could say.

Before long, I felt constricted in Holland and yearned to go to Paris.

As Rodolfo, the Mexican tenor Ramón Vargas sang fervently but often sounded constricted in his upper range.

After a routine prenatal check suggested her fetus was constricted in her womb, she delivered her daughter at 36 weeks.

Mr. Gutierrez's lifestyle, like Ms. Nelson's, became gradually more constricted in the absence of a steady income.