coop up
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The task was a hard one, however, and though Rundle succeeded in holding his line intact, it appeared to be impossible in that wide country to coop up altogether an enemy so mobile.
From The Great Boer War by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
You're too valuable, though, to coop up in a penitentiary, and I'm going to buy you off.
From Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford by Chester, George Randolph
"It would be a downright shame to coop up the children in a close school-room when they might be enjoying themselves in the bright sunshine," said Mr. Gale.
From For John's Sake and Other Stories. by Perram, Annie Frances
You might as well coop up a lark in a hen-house and expect it to thrive and sing.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
“Yes, Tom, and they’re having a taste of what it means to coop up fellow-creatures below hatches like cattle.”
From The Black Bar by M.L.P.
