holed up

Example Sentences

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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

The senate building has been locked down since the shots, and senators are holed up inside.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

He and his wife, Linda, had holed up on their Scotland farm, where he learned to pour cement and shear sheep while she worked on her musicianship and cooking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

General Ghassan Bakir, a top security commander in the northwestern province of Idlib, in a statement said government forces had completely surrounded the camp near the Turkish border, where Diaby is holed up.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

“Pues, si. I’m glad you aren’t holed up in your room all the time.”

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez