How to Use contraction in a Sentence

contraction

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  • Two teams were eliminated in the contraction of the baseball league.
  • In other words, all vessels that feed the muscle are wide open, but no blood is getting through during strong contractions.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 11 July 2024
  • The right biceps contraction is sustained at max effort for six to 10 seconds, followed by a brief rest and repeated twice.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2024
  • Hiring and investment crest and fall into a contraction as consumer confidence wanes and spending craters.
    — Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Since then, growth has been tepid, and contraction since the Covid-19 pandemic has been sharper than that in similarly sized economies.
    — John Eligon, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Over time, constant contraction can morph into chronic tightness, Dr. Reardon says.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 15 July 2024
  • These intense contractions can cause severe odynophagia, chest pain, and difficulty swallowing.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 13 July 2024
  • This helped offset sustained contractions in output in Germany and France that began in mid-2023.
    — Rodrigo Orihuela, Fortune Europe, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Lagard said the conversation has shifted from expectations of a recession to, in some large economies, a small economic contraction.
    — Eshe Nelson, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Fascinatingly, relativistic effects, such as time dilation and length contraction, start to happen when speeds exceed one-tenth the speed of light.
    — Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The fund’s assessment was not completely gloomy despite its prediction of contraction in 2023.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Isometric training programs usually involve four two-minute contractions, separated by one- to four-minute rest intervals, done three times per week, according to the study.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
  • But the strikes were not the only causes of the contraction, the report found.
    — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • That’s still the sharpest annual contraction since the Great Frost of 1709.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN, 4 Sep. 2023
  • His first name, Sanche, was a contraction of St. Charles.
    — Bob Drogin, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
  • That would be the largest earnings contraction since the second quarter of 2020.
    — Hannah Miao, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Even after the strike — or strikes — and all this contraction, the sandbox is still going to be big.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2023
  • But there are people will use a bounce from the floor to make the contraction at the beginning of the move easier.
    — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 27 Feb. 2023
  • That means a powerful hip extension through a strong contraction of the glutes to push the hips open.
    — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Those contractions may cause mild to severe pain in some people.
    — Kristine Thomason, Health, 17 Aug. 2023
  • This nerve directs the contractions of muscles in the forearm and hand, as well as provides sensation to the hands and fingers.
    — Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
  • Will trees in the far north ever catch up with climate and prevent forest contraction?
    — David J. Cooper, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2023
  • After a night of contractions, things started to get more intense.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 7 June 2023
  • The major contraction in the HOA insurance market is not over.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023
  • That section of the curve has often climbed back above zero just before the onset of a contraction in the economy.
    — Garfield Reynolds, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Hold the contraction for one second at the top before reseting.
    — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 15 Feb. 2023
  • That includes the high chance that each uterus starts contractions at different times, meaning the sisters could be born hours or days apart.
    — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Fury of the Gods, which ended up being part of 2023’s superhero contraction.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2024
  • And what did the four prior episodes of monetary contraction produce?
    — John Greenwood, National Review, 13 Dec. 2023
  • These work by irritating the intestines, which increases contractions in the colon to force stool to move along.
    — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2023

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