cooped up
Example Sentences
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Not only are they younger due to the AI boom, but, as Raines noted, many spent their high-school or college years cooped up at home during the pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
When COVID-19 first began spreading around the world, and cities went into lockdown, many people joked that keeping couples cooped up in their homes would lead to a baby boom.
From Salon • Feb. 14, 2024
In Chile, with recovery taking place while cooped up eating cold pizza in the back of a pick-up truck, he found himself suddenly reduced to walking parts of the TSP route.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2024
Airlines were helped in 2023 by strong demand for travel from people who had spent most of the pandemic cooped up at home.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2024
After having spent a year and a half cooped up in a little office, it felt good to get out and move around.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
