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

“I would speak Spanish to my mom like in a corner because I didn’t want everyone else to hear me speak Spanish,” Jimenez confesses.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Sacrabani was crouched in a corner, hugging his knees in his arms and his pink, fascinated eyes half-curious, half-terrified, fixed on his grandfather.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya