narrows in English

noun
1
a strait about 2 miles (3.2 km) long connecting upper and lower New York Bay, between Staten Island and Brooklyn.
verb
1
become or make less wide.
the road narrowed and crossed an old bridge
synonyms:get/become/make narrowerget/become/make smallertaperdiminishdecreasereducecontractshrinkconstrictstraiten
2
become or make more limited or restricted in extent or scope.
their trade surplus narrowed to $70 million in January

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1. Over time, plaque hardens and narrows your Arteries

2. Yeah, he's working out of the Factory on the Narrows.

3. Atherosclerosis is a condition that narrows and hardens blood vessels

4. Well, that definitely narrows things down a bit.

5. That narrows my choices in life to freak or guinea pig.

6. This loop descends the East Fork narrows, then ascends the Main Fork, through a spectacular tall narrows section, then up a steeper section with Chockstones and short drops

7. The gap between candidates usually narrows nearer to polling day.

8. The road narrows to a width of just four metres.

9. A Collimator is a device that narrows a beam of light

10. Burnaby Narrows is particularly rich in diverse marine invertebrates and algae.

11. If it only narrows the suspects, it's a bargain at ten times the price.

12. Cortisol narrows the arteries, while another hormone, epinephrine, increases your heart rate

13. These drugs block the effect of Angiotensin II, a chemical that narrows blood vessels

14. The two buildings come together at an angle that narrows to merely a slit.

15. North of Spartanburg, I-85 narrows from six lanes back to four lanes and bypasses Gaffney.

16. Bridges Restaurant – Kent Narrows, Maryland Overlooking the Kent Narrows in the heart of the Chesapeake Bay We offer made-to-order dishes that are prepared from scratch using the finest hand-picked ingredients.

17. As you get older, your peripheral vision narrows and the retina needs more light.

18. Inserting a specific ZIP Code ( United States ) or postcode ( international destination ) also narrows the search.

19. Increasing the iron content decreases the pressure of the phase transition and narrows the wadsleyite stability field.

20. Asthma is a chronic, or long-term, disease that inflames and narrows your lungs’ airways, making breathing difficult

21. An Appositive noun or phrase is restrictive (also called essential) if it narrows down the word it modifies

22. When you drive in, the road narrows, the metal guard rail is replaced by a hand laid rock wall.

23. Amnesics also see the pieces, a finding that narrows down how memories take hold during sleep

24. In 1940, Tacoma, Washington's original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed due to aerodynamic instability during high winds.

25. Smoking narrows the tiny blood vessels in the outermost layers of skin , which decreases blood flow .

26. Using keywords with placements narrows the targeting of your ads, and can limit the reach of your ad group.

27. Fatty material called Atheroma (or plaque) builds up in the lining of your artery walls and narrows your arteries

28. Authorities agreed to raise Franklin Street Bridge for a scene where access to the Narrows is closed.

29. As these problems multiply and deplete resources, the range of options available to the organization increasingly narrows.

30. Cervical stenosis occurs when the spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord and is most frequently caused by aging

31. The lake narrows to form the river Adda, so bridges were built to improve road communications with Como and Milan.

32. Bridge aerodynamics got off to a compelling start with the 1940 collapse of the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Tacoma, Washington.

33. He continued to bathe in a small cascade that lay in the narrows between Goat and its diminutive neighbor, Moss Island.

34. Over time, constant acid leakage from heartburn may form scar tissue which narrows the esophageal tube, making it harder to swallow food.

35. Past the meadows the trail narrows for the remaining 400 m to Shorty Creek, which runs into Alder Creek from the west.

36. But Fugelso narrows the percentages down: six percent of women and 10 percent of men suffer from the affliction.

37. Evidently, this alienates them from the action of states and narrows their access to social protection and better conditions for personal development.

38. 27 He continued to bathe in a small cascade that lay in the narrows between Goat and its diminutive neighbor, Moss Island.

39. And also, as you look away from the bridge, there's a divot on the left- hand side of the bank, and the river narrows.

40. Coronary artery disease — In this chronic (long-lasting) disease, atherosclerosis narrows the coronary Arteries, the Arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle

41. The inner radius (excluding access space) is 4.70 m To avoid tunnel booms, the cross-section of the tunnels gradually narrows towards the tunnel centre.

42. Angiotensin is a chemical in your body that narrows your blood vessels. This narrowing can increase your blood pressure and force your heart to work harder

43. Its anterior third is partly articular, while distal (anterior) to the posterior articular facet is a rough depression that narrows into a groove medially to form the sulcus Calcanei

44. Featuring local writers and players such as Matt Basilotto, Rob Bost, Drew Duddy, Jason LaRaia, Rudy Meier and Justin Sanford, Bounders is out in support of their brand new project titled, Narrows.

45. This narrows your focus to your immediate lack -- to the sandwich you've got to have now, the meeting that's starting in five minutes or the bills that have to be paid tomorrow.

46. Point Belches is a small point on the south side of Swan River, Western Australia, about 250 metres (820 ft) east of The Narrows within the area known as Perth Water

47. Said nozzle has an entry cross-section (4), an adjoining acceleration zone (2), which narrows to a minimum cross-section (5) and leads into an exit zone (3) with a terminal exit cross-section (6).

48. It is connected to Lower New York Bay by the Narrows, to Newark Bay by the Kill Van Kull, and to Long Island Sound by the East River, which despite the name, is actually a tidal strait.

49. The construction of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, along with the other three major Staten Island bridges, created a new way for commuters and tourists to travel from New Jersey to Brooklyn, Manhattan, and areas farther east on Long Island.

50. The Cervix is the small organ located at the bottom of the uterus, which opens into the vaginal canal. Cervical stenosis is a condition in which the Cervix narrows or completely closes off, hindering or blocking the passage between the uterus and …