in a corner

Example Sentences

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"It's not over in a corner, broken in half. It's almost saying, you know, 'here I am. Help me'."

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

When I was born my family hid me in a corner of our house; we didn’t have the money for the fine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

He now runs two restaurants in the city –- one in Soho's buzzing Kingly Court and another nestled in a corner of the vibrant Somerset House arts centre.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Robert De Niro sat quietly in a corner.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

“Good morning, honey,” Mom says, and tells me breakfast is a quarter of a watermelon that’s been sitting in a corner of our refrigerator for a week.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman