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Six example sentences with constrict, each labelled with its topic.
Cold air makes the small vessels in the fingers constrict, which is why hands go white on the ski lift.
Medicine
Roots of the strangler fig constrict the host trunk year by year until only a hollow column remains.
Environment
A belt worn too tight will constrict the ribcage, and your breathing suffers long before the lift feels heavy.
Fitness
A tight collar will constrict a singer's throat, which is why the tenor unbuttoned his shirt before the final aria.
Music
Pulling the cable tie too hard can constrict the fibre bundle and cost the network half its bandwidth.
Technology
At f/22 the iris blades constrict to a pinhole, and everything from the flowers to the hills stays sharp.
Photography
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