How to Use constipate in a Sentence

constipate

verb

• Rushing in the morning can leave you feeling constipated.
  — Julie Marks, Verywell Health, 21 Apr. 2026
• If you’re constipated, a high-fiber breakfast paired with fluids can help support a bowel movement.
  — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 23 July 2026
• His younger brother could not walk or talk, was malnourished and constipated due to dehydration.
  — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
• Teams may not want to risk their athletes feeling even a little more sluggish, itchy, constipated, diarrhea-ry or whatever.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
• By early this month, Piper was constipated and drooling excessively, and her left eye seemed droopy, Everett said.
  — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 22 Nov. 2025
• If you are constipated, gradually increase your fiber intake.
  — Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 6 Oct. 2025
• Low-fiber, constipating diets are rich in highly processed or fast foods and dehydrating beverages like excessive alcohol.
  — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 28 June 2026
• And if you’re regularly constipated?
  — Erica Sloan, SELF, 5 Sep. 2025
• The alpha heroes of 1980s romances—ranch owners, corporate raiders, anyone played by Michael Douglas—tended to be emotionally constipated anti-feminists intent on dominating the opposite sex by using testosterone and wads of cash.
  — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026