confine

Example Sentences

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The bird uses this ornate tail to attract mates, yet its forest habitat has been eroded by population growth, farming, and logging, leaving it confined to a small area of the northern Andes.

From BBC

Instead of trapping light inside solid matter, they confine it within subwavelength air cavities etched into a material with a very high refractive index.

From Science Daily

She described her symptoms as moderate, meaning she is not always confined to her bed, but said she had left her job as a teacher as the condition "floored" her.

From BBC

There’s a longing buried deep within it, a vulnerability that stretches beyond the confines of the film and into the audience — not to shake sense into them, but to lay a hand on their shoulders.

From Salon

An air of tension hovered over us like an unspoken truth, which was inevitable after spending so much time together in one confined space after another.

From Salon