How to Use agoraphobia in a Sentence

agoraphobia

noun
  • Kim Basinger is opening up about her battle with agoraphobia.
    — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Hana has agoraphobia, so there is this sensitivity that Jen has to have with her.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 June 2024
  • Her ability to interact with the world in those difficult days was limited by a type of agoraphobia.
    — Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books, 22 Oct. 2020
  • The dogs became her main companions, hunkering down with her at home as her reclusiveness veered into agoraphobia.
    — Lauren Smiley, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Because of this, agoraphobia can be as mild as avoiding a certain grocery store, or as severe as being completely unable to leave the home.
    — Eleesha Lockett, SELF, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Patton recorded his vocals alone at his home studio, which wouldn’t be a big deal if he hadn’t been diagnosed with agoraphobia during the pandemic.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2022
  • Amy Adams stars as Anna Fox, a child psychologist trapped inside her home thanks to her agoraphobia.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2021
  • As more people are vaccinated and the pandemic subsides, will agoraphobia be more common?
    — Robin Goist, cleveland, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Most people with agoraphobia use avoidance as a way to prevent anxiety or panic attacks from happening outside of their safe spaces.
    — Eleesha Lockett, SELF, 8 Nov. 2021
  • What distinguishes agoraphobia from other anxiety disorders is the cause of the fear.
    — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2022
  • These are not people simply suffering from depression or anxiety or agoraphobia.
    — Abigail Tracy, The Hive, 3 Feb. 2017
  • Jackson has missed family weddings, birthdays and even funerals because of agoraphobia.
    — David Begnaud, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Ativan is the brand name for lorazepam,a benzodiazepine, that is used to treat anxiety, drug withdrawal, agoraphobia and seizure disorders, among other things.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 19 May 2017
  • Not everyone who experiences social anxiety or agoraphobia — the fear of places and situations that might cause panic — copes with those stresses to the same degree.
    — Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2021
  • The attack came from Kenny’s agoraphobia, a condition that leaves her with a fear of her environment and makes travel immensely difficult.
    — Craig Cavallo, CNT, 11 Aug. 2017
  • The two are stuck in a codependent swirl, fueled by Shirley’s depression and agoraphobia and Stanley’s philandering and awash in their heavy drinking.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2020
  • Jay began to struggle with paralyzing anxiety and agoraphobia.
    — Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2021
  • The program is designed to attenuate the agoraphobia, or fear of entering spaces from which escape might be difficult, that individuals with schizophrenia often feel.
    — Raleigh McElvery, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2022
  • Physically, the museum is only a short distance from the agoraphobia of the relentlessly edifying Mall.
    — Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Child psychologist Anna Fox (Amy Adams) spends her days confined to her home due to her agoraphobia and observes her neighbors from her second-story apartment window.
    — Annie O’Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 7 June 2022
  • Fields said he has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, social anxiety, agoraphobia, a type of anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
    — Aleanna Siacon, Detroit Free Press, 31 Jan. 2018
  • The medicine is for the management of anxiety disorder, the short-term relief of symptoms of anxiety, and the treatment of panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia, according to Mylan.
    — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Major depressive disorder and panic disorder with agoraphobia.
    — Sarah Klein, Health.com, 22 May 2018
  • These can easily develop into severe agoraphobia, which can significantly impact lives and relationships.
    — Adi Gaskell, Forbes, 30 June 2022
  • Fields, 28, said he has been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, social anxiety, agoraphobia, which is a type of anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
    — Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2018
  • Sabrina Carpenter has been accused of insensitivity after a lyric in her new album referenced wishing agoraphobia upon someone.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Teenage newcomer Khalil Everage, who hails from the South Side, plays a young music prodigy suffering from borderline agoraphobia, a type of anxiety disorder.
    — Tracy Swartz, chicagotribune.com, 11 June 2018
  • None of the usual diagnoses—depression, anxiety or agoraphobia—explained her withdrawal, which continued after medications stabilized her mood.
    — Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Fred becomes increasingly caught up with his academic life, while Rose forms a tenuous connection with Shirley, who is struggling with anxiety and agoraphobia and self-medicating with prescription drugs and alcohol.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 June 2020
  • Richards, seated in a wheelchair at the hearing, has significant mental health problems including agoraphobia - fear of leaving one's house - obsessive compulsive disorder and anxiety disorder, court documents show.
    — CBS News, 8 June 2017

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