padded cell
Example Sentences
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It is as though the series will inevitably end with the character opening her eyes and the camera slowly panning out to reveal her padded cell.
From Salon • Jul. 15, 2025
The visual expedition begins with the opening credits, which focus on charmingly quilted satin walls that invoke a nursery crossed with a padded cell.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023
The silence itself becomes this horror – it’s like being trapped inside her mind which is now a padded cell.
From The Guardian • Oct. 28, 2018
He fills the frame with tension and meaning, showcasing a madhouse of blue-and-white chinoiserie and a deep-blue forest that foreshadows a padded cell.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2018
They'd lock me up in a padded cell for sure.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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