confine

Example Sentences

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Instead of trapping light inside solid matter, they confine it within subwavelength air cavities etched into a material with a very high refractive index.

From Science Daily

She described her symptoms as moderate, meaning she is not always confined to her bed, but said she had left her job as a teacher as the condition "floored" her.

From BBC

There’s a longing buried deep within it, a vulnerability that stretches beyond the confines of the film and into the audience — not to shake sense into them, but to lay a hand on their shoulders.

From Salon

An air of tension hovered over us like an unspoken truth, which was inevitable after spending so much time together in one confined space after another.

From Salon

The UN agency -- responsible for regulating international shipping safety -- said the focus should be on "those currently confined within the Gulf region through peaceful means and on a voluntary basis".

From Barron's