confine

Example Sentences

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For investors, the focus will likely be on whether the conflict remains confined to military targets or spreads to energy infrastructure.

From Barron's

The sense of uncertainty is not confined to Iran.

From BBC

He invited the court to "realise the defendant is likely to spend much of the rest of his life contained and confined".

From BBC

He has repeatedly insisted negotiations with Washington should remain confined to the nuclear file and defended uranium enrichment as Iran's sovereign right.

From Barron's

The weakness hasn’t been confined to one session.

From Barron's