trapped

Example Sentences

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Earlier this year, South Africa repatriated 17 citizens who said they had been trapped in Ukraine's Donbas region after being deceived into fighting for Russia.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

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

I lope around the perimeter of the false forest I am trapped inside.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz