trapped

Example Sentences

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"Twenty-eight of our colleagues were trapped in the rooftop of the building for hours... They were gasping for fresh air," Ahmed said.

From BBC

Troops were deployed to the scene, while firefighters rescued journalists trapped inside the building.

From BBC

In addition to getting you where you want to go, those hours spent on a plane — or trapped at the airport — are a guilt-free opportunity to catch up on or revisit great movies and shows.

From Los Angeles Times

The UN estimates roughly 250,000 people were still trapped in the city, with less than half of that number thought to have arrived in external camps for displaced people.

From BBC

Generations of people are now essentially trapped there with nowhere else to go.

From Salon