trapped

Example Sentences

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Trapped in a medical limbo, she took a nurse friend’s advice and began writing everything down.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Trapped inside, Mary Shelley began to write “Frankenstein.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Trapped inside during lockdown, our boys were desperate for athletics of any kind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 25, 2025

Trapped on a cliff with no apparent escape, Newman suggests they jump.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

Trapped, he sat in a slippery vinyl chair under Principal Hornstein’s probing gaze.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai