Slowly at first, then with a sudden quick contraction, the volume inside the structure shrank.

He felt the sudden contraction of his mouth, like a slap denying him the right to pursue this course of thought.

A sudden contraction as though she had gone into labour.

Almost simultaneously, Sam's body heaved with a sudden contraction.

In fact, its policy contributed to the banking crisis by permitting a sudden contraction of the money supply.

The sudden contraction of Russia's military power and global reach has left the nation stunned.

But the sudden contraction left economists divided over Monday's data.

Prolonged muscular action causes sudden, powerful, and painful contractions of muscle groups.

Jeremy felt a sudden contraction in his chest.

Instead, it's a sudden and violent contraction of the person's muscles as a result of the electrical charge flowing through the body.