hemmed in
Example Sentences
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Shaped roughly like a triangle, Kuwait is hemmed in by Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The freedom of full-time travel often seems to strike a chord with people who feel hemmed in by jobs and mortgages, family commitments and responsibilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
Instead, it was a wide, empty street hemmed in by police barricades and a few enormous screens.
From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026
For years, the famed park has served as an urban oasis for thousands of Westlake residents hemmed in by concrete and asphalt.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025
I found myself in a narrow lane, hemmed in on either side by foliage so that I could gain little idea of what was around me.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
