wedged
Example Sentences
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No meter is safe, it seems, especially not the one that was toppled over and left wedged between the pharmacy and an S&L.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The excessive fines clause is the neglected middle child of the Eighth Amendment, wedged between excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment, and almost never litigated.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
A bottle of washing up liquid has been hailed as the "real hero" by a cave rescue team who used it to help free a school girl who became wedged in rocks for several hours.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
A ridge of high pressure drawing hot air from North Africa is wedged between two areas of low pressure, one in central Europe and the other off the coast of Portugal.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
With the receiver wedged against her shoulder, the cord stretched across the kitchen, she cooked, cleaned, and strained tinctures of goldenseal and blessed thistle, while having the same conversation over and over.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
