confine

Example Sentences

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"There's nobody out here to watch over you or help you or confine you. You're kind of on your own," Glaser said.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Until this week, it seemed that to avoid even the appearance of repeating the war in Iraq, the U.S. would confine its operation to air and naval actions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Furthermore, we’re going to confine those categories very narrowly.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

The best hope for the Fed, then, is to get inflation low and confine annual price increases to a stable and narrow range.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026

“And, for thou wast a spirit too delicate/To act her earthy and abhorr’d commands ... /she did confine thee. . . into a cloven pine—” he whispered, and Meg recognized Mrs Who’s words to him.

From "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle