narrowed arteries impair blood circulation.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

His narrowed eyes.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Verb (used without object) : This is where the road narrows.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object) : to narrow an area of search; to narrow down a contest to three competitors. ,Living in that village has narrowed him.    From Dictionary.com. 

Only very slowly was the term narrowed down to what we today call “imaginative literature,” and imaginative, fictive prose.    From Wordnik.com.  [LITERATURE AND ITS COGNATES] Reference

Operating margin narrowed to 7.8% from 9.9% amid the charge.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lockheed's Profit Drops 28%] Reference

Operating margin narrowed to 15.4% from 17.4% amid the charges and gains.    From Wordnik.com.  [Times Co. Loss Shrinks; McClatchy Earnings Fall] Reference

The Blazers again narrowed it, closing to within 68-65 on Batum's fast-break dunk.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

That edge of 7 percentage points had narrowed from a 13-point margin two weeks ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [Polls: Democrats' leads shrinking but still strong] Reference

Operating margin narrowed to 27.1% from 27.5% amid a 18% jump in domestic supply-chain costs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Domino's Sales Surge, but Profit Falls] Reference

Her large eyes at times grew larger and wilder, and again narrowed in enticement and wickedness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 3] Reference

Georgia's win narrowed the all-time series between the two schools at 53-51-8 in the Deep South's oldest rivalry that began in 1892.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

The sabertooth's expression narrowed, which, given his already low sloping forehead, have him the look of a piqued executioner.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lives of Felix Gunderson] Reference

Gross margin narrowed to 4.8% from 6.5%.    From Wordnik.com.  [ADM Profit Drops 30%] Reference

Gross margin narrowed to 54.6% from 57%.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hasbro Profit Rises on Improved Revenue] Reference

Gross margin narrowed to 67.5% from 68.9%.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boston Scientific Swings to Profit] Reference

Gross margin narrowed to 33.5% from 35.6%.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jones Profit Slips on Higher Costs] Reference

Gross margin narrowed to 29.2% from 36.5%.    From Wordnik.com.  [International Paper's Profit Rises 7%] Reference

Gross margin narrowed to 20.7% from 21.1%.    From Wordnik.com.  [Raytheon Sales Edge Up, Raises View] Reference

Gross margin narrowed to 47.9% from 48.8%.    From Wordnik.com.  [3M Profit Jumps 16% on Sales Growth] Reference

Operating margin narrowed to 4.7% from 6.4%.    From Wordnik.com.  [DuPont Net Falls 10%, Raises View] Reference

Mr. FRANCO: Well, now I, you know, I kind of narrowed it down.    From Wordnik.com.  [James Franco, Modern-Day Renaissance Man] Reference

Now, I realize in saying this that I've "narrowed" things down.    From Wordnik.com.  [Around the Blogosphere] Reference

And they've kind of narrowed it down to this one little corner, Daryn.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 26, 2006] Reference

Obama's lead has not "narrowed" by any statistically significant margin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poll: National Race Tightening; McCain's Advantage On Leadership Holding Firm] Reference

Northrop said Boeing had "narrowed" its approach, referring to a supplemental filing.    From Wordnik.com.  [GAO Says Boeing] Reference

When I said “Do you have anything else by Andrea Dworkin” she kind of narrowed her eyes and said “No.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is The Oppression of Women The Root Of All Oppressions?] Reference

Well, then the racial gap has "narrowed" from 34 to 14 percentage points, so, whoopee, cash bonuses for everybody!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2005-10-02] Reference

We have kind of narrowed it down to one of two, but we can't say for sure which but definitely it's in Los Angeles.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 20, 2007] Reference

It seems like it kind of narrowed a little bit this quarter.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life Time Fitness Inc. Q3 2010 Earnings Call Transcript -- Seeking Alpha] Reference

"We've kind of narrowed the investigation down to that point.".    From Wordnik.com.  [News for Richmond Times-Dispatch] Reference

I know there are other speakers out there but have kind of narrowed it to these because of available price.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home Theater Forum] Reference

And each of these questions might be so "narrowed" when it arose on "secular testimony" that I should not know where I was.    From Wordnik.com.  [Collected Essays, Volume V Science and Christian Tradition: Essays] Reference

The gap between second year backup tight end Jermichael Finley and veteran starter Donald Lee has "narrowed," according to the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fanball Fantasy Football News - Newsbreakers] Reference

It would be healthier for everyone if these big imbalances narrowed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bottom Dollar] Reference

As he narrowed the school's focus, its academic reputation improved.    From Wordnik.com.  [What To Chop] Reference

They've narrowed the gap with "" GMA '' and were up 9 percent last season.    From Wordnik.com.  [How 'Gma' Went Doa] Reference

What made peace possible was the fact that Arafat's horizons had narrowed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peace At Last?] Reference

The gaps between us and the Palestinians were narrowed, particularly on land and borders.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shimon Peres: The Gaps Have Narrowed] Reference

The gap between black and white students, which was 31 points in 2000, has narrowed to 26.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mixed Grades in a New Education Report] Reference

Just about the only detail the police would publicly confirm is that they have significantly narrowed the list of suspects.    From Wordnik.com.  [Staying On The Trail Of Jonbenet's Killer] Reference