Contracting

"Contracting" in a Sentence (11 examples)

The surface of Mercury has been shaped by three processes: impact cratering where large objects struck the surface resulting in crater formation, volcanism where lava flooded the surface, and tectonic activity where the planet's crust moved in order to adjust to the planetary cooling and contracting.

Divers who surface too quickly run the risk of contracting the bends.

Love is a horrible, debilitating disease. Some steps you can take to decrease your risk of contracting love include avoiding contact with other people and refraining from looking at attractive individuals.

Can you tell me on which floor I can find Khalifa Contracting Company?

Sami had a construction contracting business.

The populations most at risk of contracting the virus are the elderly, the very young and those with compromised immune systems.

The closure of schools, Romano said, was the right thing to do to limit the spread of the virus. But he said the government should also have closed discos and stopped bus travel because people are near each other also in these places and risk contracting the virus.

"My thanks go to all the doctors and nurses of the hospital’s infectious diseases unit, they are the true heroes of this battle. Every day they work in extreme conditions, psychologically under pressure and with the constant fear of contracting the virus and of not being able to return home to their families," he said.

He was diagnosed with pneumonia after contracting the coronavirus.

Many of the newly infected are suspected of contracting the virus at beach gatherings and illegal raves.

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the contractings of his muscles

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