How do you use Constrictive in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like constricting or narrowing, plus the exact meaning.
Constrictive in a sentence
Constrictive meaning
That constricts, or is accompanied by constriction.
Synonyms of Constrictive
Using Constrictive
- The main meaning on this page is: That constricts, or is accompanied by constriction.
- Useful related words include: constricting, narrowing, narrow, confining.
Context around Constrictive
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Constrictive
- In this selection, "constrictive" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sheer, elegant, instead, force and snakes stand out and add context to how "constrictive" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by a constrictive corset and evil and constrictive a deliberate. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "constrictive" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with constrictive
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Baxter expressed concern that the brand is running the risk of being “constrictive” instead of “expansive”. (16 words)
These more formless dresses are juxtaposed with the highly elegant, constrictive dresses directly next to them. (16 words)
A largely docile species they are powerful reptiles that can bite or even kill with its sheer constrictive force. (19 words)
In other cases it takes on a more ascetic tendency to view material existence negatively, which then becomes more extreme when materiality, and the human body, is perceived as evil and constrictive, a deliberate prison for its inhabitants. (38 words)
Among the animals soon to be defined as hazardous are the aforementioned lynx (a midsize feline native to Central Europe and Asia), several venomous or constrictive snakes, and lizards like the Komodo dragon. (33 words)
It’s the perfect thesis statement for Clean, an album that soberly reflects on growing up, clawing for autonomy, and seeking liberation from constrictive relationships, mindsets, and insecurities. (28 words)
Example sentences (8)
Baxter expressed concern that the brand is running the risk of being “constrictive” instead of “expansive”.
A largely docile species they are powerful reptiles that can bite or even kill with its sheer constrictive force.
Among the animals soon to be defined as hazardous are the aforementioned lynx (a midsize feline native to Central Europe and Asia), several venomous or constrictive snakes, and lizards like the Komodo dragon.
For women in the early 1900s, getting dressed involved multiple layers of undergarments including chemise and drawers followed by a constrictive corset.
It says colleges, regardless of type, only court trouble for restricting speech if they they have one speech policy but have one that is more constrictive.
It’s the perfect thesis statement for Clean, an album that soberly reflects on growing up, clawing for autonomy, and seeking liberation from constrictive relationships, mindsets, and insecurities.
These more formless dresses are juxtaposed with the highly elegant, constrictive dresses directly next to them.
In other cases it takes on a more ascetic tendency to view material existence negatively, which then becomes more extreme when materiality, and the human body, is perceived as evil and constrictive, a deliberate prison for its inhabitants.