hemmed in
Example Sentences
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When the park opened in 2006, I thought it seemed too flat and shapeless, too hemmed in by Broadway and Spring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
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
Any new tool needs to be easily triggered, avoiding the lengthy arguments among capitals that have hemmed in European action in the past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 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
Early on the morning of May 5, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, a man in a white-and-silver space suit sat in a tiny capsule, hemmed in by panels of gauges and switches.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
