How to Use claustrophobic in a Sentence

claustrophobic

adjective

• The theater can be a little claustrophobic when it's full.
• She doesn't go in elevators because she is claustrophobic.
• The space is tiny and busy but not in a claustrophobic sort of way.
  — Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2024
• And that’s where the book leaves them, trapped in that claustrophobic space.
  — Richard Russo, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2022
• Most of the show seems to be shot on a claustrophobic soundstage—Julio doesn’t see the sky or feel the sun.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 19 July 2024
• The expanse of the ocean and sky makes the gloomy apartment seem even more claustrophobic.
  — Vulture, 8 Nov. 2022
• Others likened the claustrophobic plan for the dorm rooms to prison cells.
  — NBC News, 3 Nov. 2021
• The trailer was dim and claustrophobic, though Rush took care to keep it clean.
  — Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2020
• The claustrophobic feeling may still be there, though, and not just because of the fans.
  — Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2018
• This place isn't for the claustrophobic: There are no windows, and the beds are narrow and stacked two high.
  — Jack Stewart, WIRED, 19 Apr. 2018
• By the time Scott took the stage, Diaz felt claustrophobic.
  — Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
• Not for the claustrophobic, entrance to the cave is unmarked, in the ground and only a couple of feet wide.
  — Abid Haque, GQ, 17 Aug. 2017
• To me, the score sounds very claustrophobic, like how teenagers can’t always see over the wall of their own emotions.
  — New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022
• The low ceiling on its top floor felt at once claustrophobic and safe.
  — Isha Marathe, Bon Appétit, 22 Dec. 2022
• The atmosphere is tight, hot, claustrophobic—sweat on the back of your neck.
  — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com, 8 Sep. 2021
• The clothes and fashion freed them from the claustrophobic clothes from before.
  — Vogue, 5 Apr. 2019
• Set inside a Texas motel, the tone of the game is hot, sweaty, boxed-in, claustrophobic and chaotic.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
• The claustrophobic setting seemed to intensify the egos and fears of the cast.
  — al, 7 Sep. 2019
• And if Fisker adds a third row, the roll-down rear quarter-windows will help make that less claustrophobic.
  — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 25 Sep. 2020
• Petersen’s three-hour epic was itself a U-boat, silent and heavy and claustrophobic for much of its run time.
  — Adrian Daub, The New Republic, 19 June 2019
• Cohen: And to that point, a lot of horror movies can feel claustrophobic, so there are some super-wide shots in the subway and on the bridge.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2024
• With the top up, the Miata can feel claustrophobic for those standing above six feet in height.
  — Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver, 18 Nov. 2020
• In that instant, the cave turned from a fun place to seek new things into a claustrophobic and confusing labyrinth.
  — Chris Peterman, Ars Technica, 22 July 2018
• Hence, Amy’s and Danny’s endless rage: just like Amy’s claustrophobic home, the Sisyphean climb to the top appears to never end.
  — Louisa Ballhaus, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2023
• Madden had a fear of flying and felt claustrophobic in planes.
  — Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2021
• But, the terrors of the past aren’t what brings Camille back to her sweaty, claustrophobic hometown of the fictional Wind Gap, Missouri.
  — refinery29.com, 9 July 2018
• To an outsider, the press of bodies and the blinding lights of camera phones looked a little claustrophobic, maybe even scary.
  — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024
• The open display keeps the room from feeling claustrophobic.
  — House Beautiful, 14 Oct. 2019
• What begins as a blast of carefree play soon turns into a claustrophobic horror story.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
• Its haunting atmosphere and audio design will leave you constantly on edge, and levels are masterfully crafted to feel claustrophobic and trapped.
  — George Yang, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Jan 2025