trapped

Example Sentences

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For now, residents feel trapped between bombardment and displacement, uncertain how long they can endure.

From Barron's

Redding Mayor Mike Littau described a harrowing overnight scene on flooded Highway 273, where a man was trapped in a vehicle as water poured in.

From Los Angeles Times

Reading Mr. Huang’s screed, one concludes that the government is trapped in a mess of its own making.

From The Wall Street Journal

New Zealand received a spark from an unlikely source when Mitchell trapped Greaves lbw for 43, just his fourth Test wicket in his 35th match.

From Barron's

"Twenty-eight of our colleagues were trapped in the rooftop of the building for hours... They were gasping for fresh air," Ahmed said.

From BBC