How to Use constraint in a Sentence

constraint

noun
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  • They refuse to work under constraint any longer.
  • Lack of funding has been a major constraint on the building's design.
  • They demand freedom from constraint.
  • The big constraint will be the speed of the permitting process.
    — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 12 Oct. 2020
  • And the biggest constraint is the device's field of view.
    — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 19 Apr. 2016
  • So far, the crown prince has faced no such constraints.
    — Karen Elliott House, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2018
  • The time constraint forced me to a an almost clockwork pace.
    — Graeme McMillan, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2018
  • To work around this constraint, the researchers abused the window.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Time to step into the future and free your true love from the constraints of wires.
    — oregonlive, 4 Feb. 2020
  • So would their struggle to break free of these constraints.
    — Joost Hiltermann, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Whether the same constraints exist in health care is a question.
    — Guy Boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2018
  • The problem arises when the budget comes first and acts as a constraint.
    — Chris Martin, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Growth constraintsPart of the state's struggle has been staffing, the records show.
    — James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 22 June 2017
  • Daimler is the latest to suffer from the chips constraint.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2021
  • The roots of being, if healthy, are never a constraint but a tool for growth.
    — Francesca Marani, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2022
  • With no constraints in place, the way would be open to a new nuclear arms race.
    — The Economist, 27 Dec. 2019
  • The constraints of the difficult site drove much of the design, says Berry.
    — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • The film is a reminder of the importance of breaking free from constraints that are put on us.
    — Shelli Nicole, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2023
  • There are also time and budget constraints placed on the challenges that the teams have to meet, as well.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2019
  • Mike LaFleur called a constraint to that same look to open the fourth quarter.
    — Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2022
  • The game’s puzzles and combat lose much of their challenge due to this constraint.
    — Gene Park, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Ships have been forced to lighten their load or find alternate routes in light of the constraints.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Sondland seemed to chafe at the constraints of his assignment.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 5 Oct. 2019
  • Lentils, to me, are a perfect winter-spring food when freed from the constraints of soup.
    — Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appetit, 24 Mar. 2017
  • A shredder is the perfect place for files not within those constraints.
    — Mairi Beautyman, ELLE Decor, 7 Jan. 2016
  • Budget constraints have posed the biggest challenge to this work.
    — Marcella Bombardieri, The Atlantic, 30 May 2018
  • Even now, the field often views its work from a perspective of constraint.
    — Ashish K. Jha, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Yet the Wengerds have managed to thrive within these constraints.
    — Adam Davidson, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2020
  • That would create a longer-term constraint on certain foods.
    — James Brown, USA TODAY, 1 May 2022
  • And that means that that is going to put limits and constraints on economic growth.
    — Christopher Rugaber, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023

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