circumscribe

Example Sentences

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These Black artists are asserting their right to public space at a time when that space is still circumscribed by race, gender and class — and can be fatal to occupy.

From New York Times

My life was physically contained and circumscribed by the fortress of the Russian state.

From New York Times

After two long years of having our social lives circumscribed by the threat of COVID-19, restrictions instituted by Washington and King County to thwart the spread of the coronavirus are being loosened.

From Seattle Times

And she concluded that the few authors who found commercial and critical success were creatively circumscribed by white literary gatekeepers.

From New York Times

But what she understands about her new, uncharted world is sharply circumscribed.

From New York Times