cooped up

Example Sentences

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Not only are they younger due to the AI boom, but, as Raines noted, many spent their high-school or college years cooped up at home during the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Garrett Pomerantz, USC outside linebacker and Moss’ former roommate, remembered visiting his friend and his family while they were cooped up at a hotel after the Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2025

I was cooped up, sharing with my siblings and it was hard to revise from the bed or in the communal areas of the hotel.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

When COVID-19 first began spreading around the world, and cities went into lockdown, many people joked that keeping couples cooped up in their homes would lead to a baby boom.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2024

Many of the personalities of the men wouldn’t have meshed even under the best circumstances, let alone cooped up on a ship with nothing to do and nowhere to go.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong