in a corner
Example Sentences
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Nearby, Anisha Nepali sat quietly in a corner, tears running down her cheeks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Suddenly, your good time is interrupted by an elder pulling you aside and pushing you toward a paunchy, bespectacled sack lurking in a corner.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
“Surprising only comes from a group of writers huddled in a corner, beating themselves up to beat out a better joke,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
That helped him become a star of New York’s bohemian parties, “even though, according to Man Ray, he most often sat in a corner and played chess.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
A bearded DJ with a shaved head is set up in a corner with a laptop that has colorful stickers all over it and a set of jumbo speakers.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
