confined

Example Sentences

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Correctional officers removed more than 150 incarcerated women from their cells and confined them in a dining hall while conducting a search of their housing unit, the complaint alleges.

From Los Angeles Times

The effective closure has led to a backup of vessels confined in the Persian Gulf that had already loaded crude oil, reducing the availability of global tanker capacity, the EIA says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Skelly said she was considering vaccinating her ewes and lambs against bluetongue virus - a disease spread by biting midges that had previously been confined to Africa.

From BBC

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

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