cooped up

Example Sentences

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Not only are they younger due to the AI boom, but, as Raines noted, many spent their high-school or college years cooped up at home during the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Martin-Coppen added: "We are not talking small animals. We are talking pure muscle, pure power, untrained, cooped up in a small house."

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Garrett Pomerantz, USC outside linebacker and Moss’ former roommate, remembered visiting his friend and his family while they were cooped up at a hotel after the Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 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

“Papá, I know I shouldn’t say this, but I feel like I’m going crazy being cooped up all day in this tiny apartment, like I am in prison.”

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar