chest constricts

Examples (10)

• Whenever he thought about public speaking, his chest would constrict.
• Her chest constricted with panic as she realized she was lost.
• I felt my chest constrict when the scary music started in the movie.
• Every time the phone rang late at night, his chest constricted in fear of bad news.
• Reading her late husband's letters, her chest constricted with a familiar ache of grief.
• His chest constricted so tightly he could barely breathe as he watched the funeral.
• The sudden, loud bang made my chest constrict instantly.
• Walking into the freezing air, he felt his chest constrict from the cold.
• A wave of anxiety washed over her, and her chest constricted painfully.
• He tried to take a deep breath, but his chest constricted again, making it impossible.