padded cell
Example Sentences
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"Should I feel anything?" asks the beady-eyed man, sitting in a padded cell with handcuffs around his wrists.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
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
There was talk of his finally escaping the padded cell of convention and expertise that had half-contained his presidency.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2018
They had stepped directly into a tiny sitting room, which had the feeling of a dark, padded cell.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
