feel constrained

phrase

: to feel that one must do something

She felt constrained to apologize for the harm she'd done.

Examples of feel constrained in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Entrepreneurship is often portrayed as a journey of freedom, innovation and independence — the ultimate career pivot for professionals who feel constrained by traditional roles or corporate structures. — Kathy Caprino, Forbes.com, 27 Feb. 2026

Body cameras don’t guarantee DHS will share evidence, nor would unmasking make ICE agents feel constrained. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026

Will Takaichi feel constrained in that regard? — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026

To live in any society at any time—whether a pre-industrial tribe or a highly urbanized cohort of knowledge workers—is to feel constrained by forces beyond one’s control and for alternatives to seem impossible. — Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025

Instead, much of the industry research efforts feel constrained by a desire to reinforce comfortable narratives rather than disrupt them. — Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2025

So why, with such a radiant double center, does Days of Wine and Roses feel constrained, a little narrow and flat? — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2024

And at times the film, roiling with Bernstein's larger-than-life hungers, can feel constrained by its narrative framework. — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023

For viewers who feel constrained by society’s expectations, these characters’ revelations might provide encouragement. — Vicki Shabo, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2023

Rhymes for feel constrained

• foreordained
• unascertained
• abstained
• arraigned
• attained
• bloodstained
• campaigned
• complained
• contained
• curtained
• detained
• disdained