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Meanings of at bay in English
Synonyms
Examples for "trapped"
Examples for "trapped"
1
The plan looked good on paper, but it was booby-trapped with nonstarters.
2
The app could ask this question: You're trapped in a pet store.
3
He had been trapped behind glass in a control room, officials said.
4
He said Berlin had been trapped between conflicting demands in recent months.
5
The man in the tower was trapped; Martin, too, would be arrested.
1
But not too simple: That's a market the unwieldy throw-bots have cornered.
2
He was unlocking his car, almost home free, when Bonnie cornered him.
3
At this stage the Cooperative Bank seems to have cornered the market.
4
A cornered traitor is unlikely to respond according to strict court etiquette.
5
They all want you, but I seem to have cornered the market.
1
If it hadn't been for him, I'd have treed you long ago.
2
All that might be heard in woodland edges, marshland or treed areas.
3
Two of the boys were treed by bears and Oje rescued them.
4
Whatever the prey, it was treed, for the voice kept one place.
5
They had me treed like a raccoon on top of this building.
Usage of at bay in English
1
Keeping Angela Merkel at bay might be a good place to start.
2
She had a great deal of experience keeping such panic at bay.
3
That means making hard calls today that keep this virus at bay.
4
So we shouldn't be surprised that he's kept middle age at bay.
5
Outside the capital, warlords are kept at bay largely by U.N. troops.
6
It was tragic; the great professor standing at bay to his tormentors.
7
Mr Cooper said the team was managing to keep injuries at bay.
8
With limited water, we attempt unsuccessfully to keep the flames at bay.
9
There in front of them the giant turned and stood at bay.
10
We listened, as animals at bay listen to the pack closing in.
11
Use a primer that smoothes skin and also keeps oil at bay.
12
Such an arrangement would have the appeal of keeping criticism at bay.
13
Now it is proving almost impossible to keep the world at bay.
14
But fears of further credit downgrades have kept potential investors at bay.
15
Police keep the crowds at bay during the speeches at today's parade.
16
City had clearly swotted up on how to keep Fulham at bay.