socked in
Example Sentences
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On Sunday, they lost to Minnesota after LeBron James missed the game because of flu-like symptoms and Davis exited in the first quarter after he was socked in the left eye.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
Last year, Ashland was socked in by so much smoke from a July lightning storm and other blazes, there were 37 days when the air registered as unhealthy, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2019
O.K., so Christian’s private jet was socked in by heavy fog and we were looking to kill time and somebody said, “In Casablanca, everybody goes to Rick’s.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2018
At least one New Jersey district — Pascack Valley, a regional high school district — attempted this feat Feb. 13, when most of the Northeast was socked in by a blizzard.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 8, 2014
But Boston was socked in, so the plane flew straight to Frankfurt from Philadelphia.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
