How to Use contraction in a Sentence

contraction

noun

• Two teams were eliminated in the contraction of the baseball league.
• The hot metal undergoes contraction as it cools.
• She felt contractions every two minutes.
• 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
• 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
• A number of factors have contributed to the contraction.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
• Some painful years of contraction have given way to plans for 30 new stores in the U.S. this year, including a return to Chicago and a third Manhattan store.
  — Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
• The two recall sitting down after dinner only for Lowry to start having contractions, a month ahead of her due date.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2023
• Screws can also loosen over time as the joint flexes with use and the wood’s natural expansion and contraction over seasons.
  — Jean Levasseur, Popular Science, 26 July 2023
• It is followed by a dose of misoprostol, which is approved to treat gastric ulcers and brings on contractions.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2023
• The German economy shrank 0.3% in the first quarter from the previous one, following a 0.5% contraction in the fourth quarter.
  — Bryan Mena, CNN, 11 June 2023
• Misoprostol is taken 24 hours later and kick-starts uterine contractions that empty the contents of the uterus.
  — Lux Alptraum, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2023
• Analysts point to two trends that may help stave off an economic contraction.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2023
• Also, in active labor, contractions are about three to five minutes apart.
  — Nicole Harris, Parents, 14 Mar. 2024
• Those contractions may cause loose stool. Changes to your pelvic floor: Your pelvic floor is a hammock of muscles and tissues supporting your bladder and bowels.
  — Caroline Chirichella, Health, 6 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024