trapped

Example Sentences

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"Our main question is: why wasn't a search initiated right after he got trapped? We want to know why there was such negligence."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

She appears trapped in a yellow tunnel, which is actually a slide at Chick-fil-A.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Most of that carbon is trapped in the soils beneath the trees, making mangroves an important ally in efforts to slow climate change.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

With the Strait of Hormuz essentially closed, much of that jet fuel remains trapped in the Middle East.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

But this time I would not be trapped into saying so.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom