How to Use constrain in a Sentence

constrain

verb

• Imagine the electrons in an atom are constrained within the atom by a wall.
  — Niranjan Shivaram, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023
• The four dots represent walls; the fifth, the inmate constrained by them.
  — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
• That's going to be a big, big concern that is tough to constrain.
  — Wired Staff, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2022
• Beijing, on the other hand, has been much less constrained by the need for balance.
  — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 8 Jan. 2024
• That’s one less seller and buyer, which constrains both sides of the market.
  — Byalena Botros, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2023
• Guettel’s score is worth waiting for, even constrained by the directness of the premise.
  — Vulture, 6 June 2023
• The researchers could now use the starting molecule to constrain that slice.
  — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 21 June 2023
• Whether or not life is constrained to our definition of it here on Earth.
  — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
• With the structure built three feet from the property line, the couple were constrained by city code in the amount of windows allowed on the side of the building.
  — Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• Providers are constrained by how much parents are willing and able to pay, which means wages for workers are low.
  — Axios, 31 July 2024
• In the models, the research team didn’t constrain how far the flying mammals could migrate.
  — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 29 Apr. 2022
• But even then, the ILWU’s actions may be constrained by contract rules.
  — Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
• Very few laws in the US even relate to data brokers, let alone constrain their actions.
  — WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022
• Set in the '70s, the film follows five sisters who are constrained by their strict religious parents.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Apr. 2023
• Richard Klein, who organized the show, said he was drawn to the way McCloud had forged his own path, and refused to be constrained by a single style.
  — Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 2 June 2024
• Still, players were constrained only by innings and outs, not time.
  — USA Today, 28 Mar. 2023
• Hybrid work is more constraining than some might think.
  — Amber Burton, Fortune, 21 July 2023
• Due to the aforementioned thin atmosphere, the team was constrained to a mass of just 4 pounds (less than 2 kg) for the entire helicopter.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2024
• Borders and boundaries no longer constrain the spread of distant outbreaks.
  — Ron Barrett, Discover Magazine, 11 May 2024
• The Dutton ranch is a place where people are branded along with the cattle, where grizzlies are roped like steer, where the physics that constrain the rest of the world no longer apply.
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2022
• The Russia-Ukraine war has constrained Russian crude oil supplies.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
• The threat that even a few large customers could switch could be enough to constrain Google’s power, preventing it from jacking up prices.
  — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 1 Oct. 2024
• Budgets can constrain even the most forward-looking teams.
  — Cathy Song Novelli, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2022
• The solution here isn’t to try to parry every court action but to constrain the court’s ability to launch these blows.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024
• As informed and as compassionate as the workers in this field are, they are also constrained by the law and overwhelmed by the numbers.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2023
• To be sure, constraining how war is fought is important work and not a diversion.
  — Time, 17 July 2023
• The sky's the limit, and no bounds can constrain the exuberant energy.
  — Lisa Stardust, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
• Guys with thicker thighs will love it more because its smooth feel hugs the muscles but doesn't cling in an uncomfortable way, and the seams on the legs won’t constrain.
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 14 Nov. 2022
• Paul said the format allows him with each new episode to write in his own style, rather than remain constrained by pastiche throughout the season.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
• As a result, some analysts see Sheinbaum as beginning her six-year term with one hand tied behind her back and her ability to maneuver sharply constrained.
  — Eduardo García, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Nov 2024