in a corner

Example Sentences

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Likewise trail braking—letting the car’s tail run wide in a corner by gently easing off the throttle—is easy and natural.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

But in a corner of inner east London, it was a different story.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

At the scene, nurses wept in a corner: "What has happened to our colleagues?"

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Robert De Niro sat quietly in a corner.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

Though he did see old, wise Father Time in a corner booth next to a less-than-energetic Game Time.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles