trapped
Example Sentences
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China's rapid development and heavy coal use saw air quality decline dramatically by the 2000s, especially when cold winter weather trapped pollutants close to the ground.
From Barron's
For years, scientists have believed that compulsive behaviors happen when people become trapped in a "habit loop" that overrides self-control.
From Science Daily
Hundreds of thousands are trapped with nowhere safe to go, living in a world defined by fear and instability.
From Los Angeles Times
Flex’s data do not support claims that renters who use its pay-in-two rental product are trapped in ongoing borrowing, Metcalf said.
From MarketWatch
Catherine essentially becomes a character in a Sofia Coppola movie who grows increasingly trapped and anguished in proportion to her cosseting.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
