trapped

Example Sentences

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Some seafarers on the trapped vessels face dwindling fresh water and food supplies, and restocking is difficult and expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Earlier, the interior ministry published on X that 40 firefighters responded to an emergency at the stadium "involving people trapped in a structure".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Smoke is easily trapped, and the forested hillsides are hard to access when fires start.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Earlier movies — especially 2019’s “Synonyms” — were about characters trapped in cultural expectations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

What they would have been trapped in if Dodger and Elwood hadn’t seen them through it and taken the plunge.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz