shut in
Example Sentences
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The units, situated 5 to 9 miles from Santa Barbara County’s coastline, were shut-in after a corroded pipeline released nearly 3,000 barrels of oil in 2015.
But it was Fraser who went home with the SAG Award for his comeback performance as an obese shut-in in “The Whale.”
From Washington Times
A shut-in for more than a decade at home in Connecticut, she is startled, as the book begins, by the unexpected arrival of a group of old friends.
From New York Times
When we recently reunited after a shut-in year, I was floored by the scope of her loss.
From Los Angeles Times
During the height of pandemic-induced lockdowns last year, Target had been considered a lifeline as shut-in shoppers stocked up on groceries and other basic items and relied on its delivery services.
From Seattle Times
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