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Six example sentences with contracted, each labelled with its topic.
Under the microscope the muscle fibers appear contracted, bunched into short thick bands instead of lying long and loose.
Medicine
In bright sun the pupil is contracted to a pinhole, which is why portraits shot at noon look flat.
Photography
Steel beams sit on rollers because a contracted span in January pulls hard on any joint held rigid.
Architecture
Hold the plank with the core fully contracted, so the muscles stay short and tight rather than sagging toward the floor.
Fitness
Two years of a contracted economy left factories running at half capacity and shops closing early on weekdays.
Economics
The contracted metal ring, cooled in liquid nitrogen, slipped easily over the shaft and gripped it hard as it warmed.
Science
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