socked in
Example Sentences
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A 400-mile blanket of fog has socked in California’s Central Valley for weeks.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2025
Last year, Ashland was socked in by so much smoke from a July lightning storm and other blazes, there were 37 days when the air registered as unhealthy, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2019
Disorienting and frigid fog that socked in the Firehole River valley greeted us as we awoke on day two.
From Washington Times • Mar. 30, 2016
"Until now the area was socked in by a long stationary front with cloud cover," the official said.
From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2012
But Boston was socked in, so the plane flew straight to Frankfurt from Philadelphia.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
