trapped

Example Sentences

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“It’s trapped millions of Americans, especially young men, in life-changing debt and financial distress.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

In reality, just a few inches of the sticky stuff was enough to snare a heavy animal in place until it either died of exposure or fell prey to predators, who then became trapped themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

With his third delivery he trapped Devon Conway lbw then, with the crowd singing his name, had the great Kane Williamson bat-pad to short leg.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Even after mines are cleared, private shipowners will be reluctant to send vessels back where they’ve been trapped for months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Reviews of the performance in Forverts devoted paragraphs to the particularly inspired casting of Lewis as the monster Chenya, trapped in Tsvishn Veltn, Between Worlds.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny