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Discover LudwigThe phrase "was narrowed" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are describing something that has become smaller in size or range, such as a road, river, or gap between two points. For example, "The road was narrowed to one lane due to construction."
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was narrowed
verb
To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
Exact(59)
The list was narrowed quickly.
But that decision was narrowed on appeal.
Thus, the circle of power was narrowed once again.
That number was narrowed in June to five finalists.
The road was narrowed to make space for bikes.
Ultimately, even though the patent was narrowed, it is still a very bad patent.
Hardships, great or little, were inevitable, whether the field of the differential was narrowed or enlarged.
This sense was narrowed to a form of apple-polishing in Pentagonese.
Two weeks after the meeting, the report said, the investigation into Pequot was narrowed.
For the final round, the space was narrowed to 14 feet.
Similar(1)
Endothelial cells were rounded up and swollen and the lumen of blood vessels was narrowed.
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