penned in
Example Sentences
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Though they were penned in and ruthlessly pursued, their mastery of the Sierra Madre made them nearly untouchable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
The manuscript page was penned in 1527 and is one of 15 pages thought to have been swiped from Mexico's national archives between 1985 and 1993, the US investigatory agency said.
From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025
The so-called blood moon prophecy was popularized through books they penned in the 2010s.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2023
It might take a while, but they had him penned in, they thought.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2023
On the memo, a wall-tower officer had penned in a telling editorial change in one sentence.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
