hemmed in
Example Sentences
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Shaped roughly like a triangle, Kuwait is hemmed in by Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Despite being close to the coast, players and spectators cannot see the sea, with the tight plot of land hemmed in by a railway track and houses.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
The freedom of full-time travel often seems to strike a chord with people who feel hemmed in by jobs and mortgages, family commitments and responsibilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
Instead, it was a wide, empty street hemmed in by police barricades and a few enormous screens.
From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026
The streets are so narrow, and the buildings so tall that you feel hemmed in when you walk here.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
