trapped
Example Sentences
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Those newly loaded barrels remain trapped behind the blockade line and haven’t made their way toward buyers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
A residential building in the Indian capital Delhi has collapsed with dozens of students feared trapped inside.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Search efforts continued Friday for other workers believed to still be trapped at the same tunnel, according to Shri Ram Neupane, a ruling-party lawmaker and tunnel engineer who has been involved in the operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Dix was a key adviser during the Himalayan rescue effort that successfully freed all 41 Indian workers trapped inside a collapsed under-construction road tunnel in 2023.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
I’ve had several unpleasant dreams where I’m encased in one of Gran’s glass paperweights or trapped beneath the bell jar that houses her arrangement of dried flowers and dead butterflies.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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