fenced in

Example Sentences

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Being fenced in on rates, with no fight to wage there, frees him to spend his energy on it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

“The first man who, having fenced in a piece of land, said ‘This is mine,’ and found people naïve enough to believe him, that man was the true founder of civil society.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

It is currently placed next to the reception and is fenced in by a protective barrier.

From BBC • May 16, 2025

Or, given their long lifespans, they might be stuck, fenced in by human-made structures that were erected after their arrival and before they were ready for their pilgrimage back to the Pacific.

From National Geographic • Feb. 9, 2024

I looked at the islands of vegetation fenced in within the clusters of willow trees creating the illusion of a heavily forested swampland.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall