- Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan.
- He got AIDS.
- She came down with pneumonia.
- she compressed her lips.
- She took a chill.
- The balloon shrank.
- The fabric shrank.
- The heat contracted the woollen garment.
- The manuscript must be shortened.
- The road narrowed.
- The selection was narrowed.
- the spasm contracted the muscle.
- They signed two new pitchers for the next season.