coop up
Example Sentences
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By occupying all the posts of Egypt, we can coop up the French and force them to capitulate.
From William Pitt and the Great War by Rose, John Holland
From Berwick the king turned back triumphant to coop up his enemies in London while fresh Papal excommunications fell on the barons and the city.
From History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 by Green, John Richard
Now and then a man exquisitely made can live alone, and must but coop up most men, and you undo them.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 by Various
The task was a hard one, however, and though Rundle succeeded in holding his line intact, it appeared to be impossible in that wide country to coop up altogether an enemy so mobile.
From The Great Boer War by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
"It would be a downright shame to coop up the children in a close school-room when they might be enjoying themselves in the bright sunshine," said Mr. Gale.
From For John's Sake and Other Stories. by Perram, Annie Frances
