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Meanings of cornered in English

Forced to turn and face attackers.

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Examples for "trapped"
1
The plan looked good on paper, but it was booby-trapped with nonstarters.
NY Magazine
2
The app could ask this question: You're trapped in a pet store.
Wired
3
He had been trapped behind glass in a control room, officials said.
Radio NZ
4
He said Berlin had been trapped between conflicting demands in recent months.
The Irish Times
5
The man in the tower was trapped; Martin, too, would be arrested.
The Brown Mask
1
If it hadn't been for him, I'd have treed you long ago.
The Lost Sisterhood
2
All that might be heard in woodland edges, marshland or treed areas.
The Irish Times
3
Two of the boys were treed by bears and Oje rescued them.
Boy Scouts in Northern Wilds; Or, The Signal from the Hills
4
Whatever the prey, it was treed, for the voice kept one place.
Rolf in the Woods
5
They had me treed like a raccoon on top of this building.
Man on the run
1
Keeping Angela Merkel at bay might be a good place to start.
The Irish Times
2
She had a great deal of experience keeping such panic at bay.
The irish warrior
3
That means making hard calls today that keep this virus at bay.
Radio NZ
4
So we shouldn't be surprised that he's kept middle age at bay.
The Irish Times
5
Outside the capital, warlords are kept at bay largely by U.N. troops.
Reuters
Usage of cornered in English
1
But not too simple: That's a market the unwieldy throw-bots have cornered.
Wired
2
He was unlocking his car, almost home free, when Bonnie cornered him.
Rock my world
3
At this stage the Cooperative Bank seems to have cornered the market.
Radio NZ
4
A cornered traitor is unlikely to respond according to strict court etiquette.
The Silver Pigs
5
They all want you, but I seem to have cornered the market.
The Centauri Device
6
They're cornered and not surrendering... Of course I want to be there.
Songs of love and death: all-original tales of star-crossed love
7
One three-cornered hoe, Gothic in its architecture and in good running order.
Remarks
8
He had been cornered and the yellow streak in him showed through.
The Ear in the Wall
9
Rounding a corner, they found themselves cornered in a small market square.
Hidden Warrior
10
For the moment Claire felt the harried desperation of a cornered animal.
The Blood Red Dawn
11
She has not only cornered a market in magic, she created it.
The Irish Times
12
Months passed, He finally cornered Waldo & demanded his Norfolk be returned.
The new yorker
13
In shape it was three-cornered, having two sides open to the wind.
For the Term of His Natural Life
14
Then you and Jerome cornered me and said I had to stop.
End of Watch
15
He saw that he was cornered; that he must fight once more.
Around the World in Ten Days
16
If he was cornered, he would simply reveal that he was expected.
Dancer’s Lament
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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Ireland
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