trapped

Example Sentences

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Once they are trapped, though, the men will “drop the facade.”

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

The remainder may still be trapped inside the deportation process, opaque even to those inside it.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Federal Reserve is trapped between two forces moving in opposite directions.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The war in Iran has trapped roughly 2,000 ships and more than 20,000 seafarers in the Persian Gulf, resulting in deaths and blocking a vital shipping lane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The blades were trapped fast in a mesh of water hyacinths that Mami and Baby were gently munching on.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo