cooped up
Example Sentences
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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
I was cooped up, sharing with my siblings and it was hard to revise from the bed or in the communal areas of the hotel.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 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
We’d just had one of those summer days of rain and thunderstorms, and we’d been cooped up indoors despite the humidity.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
