cage

Example Sentences

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"You find your own freedom and use it. It's more than just a cage - your mind is free."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Horsfield’s version shows the kind of sumptuous cage many aspire to live in, revealing why some people prefer to remain lavishly trapped, and others rattle the bars, hoping for escape.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

But I suppose I was a quite unsentimental young man in many ways and I was always on the lookout for some material where I could a rattle the public’s cage a bit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

In Colorado, a machine the size of a small car holds single atoms suspended in an electromagnetic cage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

“Oh, Humphrey, I won’t let Clem hurt you. Honest,” Miranda assured me as she gently helped me back in my cage.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney