bottle up

Example Sentences

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The defining element of the teams’ second meeting last year was how easily Maryland bottled up the Cavaliers’ stars.

From Washington Post

She had a metaphor for this tendency to bottle up emotions.

From New York Times

It’s no surprise they bottled up a mid-major program to get March Madness started.

From Los Angeles Times

Africa Command conducted an initial investigation shortly after the attack, but the results were bottled up in the Pentagon in the final months of the Trump administration and were never approved or made public.

From New York Times

“This spirit of change was bottled up for a long time,” she said.

From Reuters