trapped
Example Sentences
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Officials do not ultimately know if the missing people are with the boat, trapped under one of its three decks, or were swept out to sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
“What we really focus on is safety of the system, resiliency of the system, and working on ways in which we can free up trapped liquidity by using this new technology.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
These frozen environments contain ice that may have trapped material delivered by comets and asteroids billions of years ago.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
For Zoe Armstrong, 35, from Bristol - who lost two pregnancies, including an ectopic pregnancy that became "trapped" due to her endometriosis - a rapid test could have made all the difference.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
"She'll die, trapped between two worlds. If you love her, you have to let her go."
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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