hemming in
Example Sentences
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Enormous ring hunts depended on hemming in the prey and driving it into an ever-tightening circle, ensuring abundant kills for the king and a memorable spectacle for onlookers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
By midday, the display was largely peaceful, with Seattle police officers scattered along the route, hemming in marchers.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2022
It is a form usually written, after all, to take place within a confined space, hemming in the players who strut and fret upon the stage.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2020
But it also obscures the future, hemming in our sense of what’s possible, of how we might evolve to actually solve those problems.
From Slate ● May 7, 2013
Time was now wearing on, and do all they could, with hemming in their opponents and making innumerable shies at goal, the Queen's Park could not score, and a corner-flag kick did not mend matters.
From Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches by David Drummond Bone
