holed up
Example Sentences
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The June cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel came with a few Hezbollah men still holed up in two tunnels outside the city of Nabatiyeh, a Hezbollah stronghold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The only break in the show’s near decade-long history came during the COVID-19 pandemic, when artists all around the city were holed up in their homes with nowhere to play.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Inside the city, Russian soldiers are believed to be holed up in buildings, hiding from roving Ukrainian drones.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Around one million Goma residents were holed up in their homes on January 26, 2025, when the Congolese army and its allies were forced to pull out of the provincial capital.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
I’m holed up in my bedroom looking at microscopic photos of bacteria on the Internet.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
