boxed
Example Sentences
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Feeling boxed in at a job you hate is miserable.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
The court heard the father of nine completed three tours of Northern Ireland in the 1990s for the Army, where he boxed for his regiment, and until recently ran a scaffolding and landscaping business.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
April Walker, a San Diego resident, was observing federal immigration agents in a Target Parking lot in April when she said they boxed her in and pointed a camera at her face and license plate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Sonically improved to levels never before achievable, and accompanied by a lavish and detailed 100-page book, the 5-CD, 118-track boxed set encompasses all of her released sides and a good many outtakes and test pressings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
What she mustn’t do was get boxed in a corner.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
