hemmed in
Example Sentences
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In Greece, hundreds of people - mostly tourists - have been evacuated by sea from a coastal town of Viotia hemmed in by one of the many wildfires raging across the country.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Hundreds of people in central Greece are being evacuated by sea after the coastal town they were in became hemmed in by one of the many wildfires raging across the country.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
It was whether federal courts, hemmed in by the modern law of habeas corpus, are permitted to say anything meaningful about that possibility at all.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026
I suspect that the movie might be too smart for its own good, or perhaps hemmed in by a cynicism that, everywhere we look lately, it appears that crime does pay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
But unlike the church, which stood alone, this building was hemmed in close on either side by ordinary structures.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
