- present participle of confine.
confining
Example Sentences
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What were the aspects of her caregiving that provided a sense of meaningful connection, and what were the parts she found confining?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Using this concept, the team designed and experimentally demonstrated a three dimensional singular dielectric resonator capable of confining light below the diffraction limit in all three spatial dimensions.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026
He was impeached on 14 December, and on 3 January – after confining himself inside the presidential residence for two-and-a-half weeks – arrested.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
Oh, and there’s a giant hole in the ceiling of her apartment, confining her to a hotel room while her landlord drags his feet to get it fixed.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2025
In church when she knelt, in the yard when she beat rugs, beneath the peach tree when she picked fruit, Desdemona’s feminine elaborations escaped the constraints of her drab, confining clothes.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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