trapped

Example Sentences

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He had then gone to Nablus, in the north of the occupied West Bank, where he is now trapped.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

President Trump paused a plan to guide trapped commercial ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, expressing optimism for a deal to end the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Researchers are studying how water trapped in the old mine system can be used to generate geothermal energy capable of heating and cooling buildings throughout the town.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Those attacks have left more than 1,550 vessels trapped in the Persian Gulf and unable to transit, disrupting global trade and pushing energy markets toward crisis, with fuel prices climbing and shipping costs surging.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

In Gran’s stories, damsels in distress were always trapped in towers.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff