wedged
Example Sentences
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The excessive fines clause is the neglected middle child of the Eighth Amendment, wedged between excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment, and almost never litigated.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
Kolster stayed wedged between the front door and the stone wall in her seventh-storey apartment "for quite a while" before she heard neighbours calling for people to evacuate.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
A ridge of high pressure drawing hot air from North Africa is wedged between two areas of low pressure, one in central Europe and the other off the coast of Portugal.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
First Cabin is on the 14th floor of the Waikiki Business Plaza, itself wedged between H&M and Lululemon on Honolulu’s main drag, Kalakaua Avenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Laughed so hard that he wedged his behind farther into the bucket, and could not get out.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
