cooped up

Example Sentences

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"To be cooped up from 4pm - and I didn't get back to my hotel until nearly 2am - that's almost 10 hours to watch 90 minutes of football," he said.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

A lot of workers end up cooped up in their office all day, never taking, or being able to take, time to step outdoors for fresh air.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

When COVID-19 first began spreading around the world, and cities went into lockdown, many people joked that keeping couples cooped up in their homes would lead to a baby boom.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2024

Airlines were helped in 2023 by strong demand for travel from people who had spent most of the pandemic cooped up at home.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2024

It seemed like I was cooped up for hours, but it probably wasn’t even twenty minutes before Shelly tapped three times on the side.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen