cornered
Example Sentences
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Christ was cornered — pay taxes to Rome, or be branded a traitor — and so he turned the trap into a statement about the limits of power.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
D-Wave has cornered the market for annealing quantum systems, which are tailored to optimization problems.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
We’re frankly confused how Auchincloss cornered himself into this one.
From Slate ● May 30, 2026
A short time later Deranque was one of three nationalist activists who, having failed to get away, were cornered by the opposing group.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
But the two men who’d been looking strangely at the man I thought was familiar cornered him once the kapo was gone.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
