cornered

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Cornered into the state's eastern armpit by the Blue and South Mountains, the Lehigh Valley is named after the titular Lehigh River, which roars through and powers the metropolitan area of more than 860,000 residents.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2023

Cornered, the guy starts to spout ominous gibberish in the tried-and-true manner of many of Lovecraft’s half-mad, Elder-God-touched sailors and riffraff.

From The Verge • Sep. 9, 2019

Cornered, he blurts, “I have the right not to think anything at all!”

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2017

Cornered among the weeds in the garden after his presentation, he admitted, under some duress, that in his new collection, “I saw Keith Richards, Iggy Pop.”

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2014

One dozen, Finest Gilt Edged, Round Cornered, with Name and Photograph, only 60 cents; 2 doz.

From Harper's Young People, January 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various