socked in
Example Sentences
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A 400-mile blanket of fog has socked in California’s Central Valley for weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2025
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
Lily was going around as if she’d been socked in the gut.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
