Usage of "at bay" | TermGallery

Forced to turn and face attackers.

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Examples for "trapped"

The plan looked good on paper, but it was booby-trapped with nonstarters. 
 NY Magazine 

The app could ask this question: You're trapped in a pet store. 
 Wired 

He had been trapped behind glass in a control room, officials said. 
 Radio NZ 

He said Berlin had been trapped between conflicting demands in recent months. 
 The Irish Times 

The man in the tower was trapped; Martin, too, would be arrested. 
 The Brown Mask 

But not too simple: That's a market the unwieldy throw-bots have cornered. 
 Wired 

He was unlocking his car, almost home free, when Bonnie cornered him. 
 Rock my world 

At this stage the Cooperative Bank seems to have cornered the market. 
 Radio NZ 

A cornered traitor is unlikely to respond according to strict court etiquette. 
 The Silver Pigs 

They all want you, but I seem to have cornered the market. 
 The Centauri Device 

If it hadn't been for him, I'd have treed you long ago. 
 The Lost Sisterhood 

All that might be heard in woodland edges, marshland or treed areas. 
 The Irish Times 

Two of the boys were treed by bears and Oje rescued them. 
 Boy Scouts in Northern Wilds; Or, The Signal from the Hills 

Whatever the prey, it was treed, for the voice kept one place. 
 Rolf in the Woods 

They had me treed like a raccoon on top of this building. 
 Man on the run 

Uso de at bay em inglês

Keeping Angela Merkel at bay might be a good place to start. 
 The Irish Times 

She had a great deal of experience keeping such panic at bay. 
 The irish warrior 

That means making hard calls today that keep this virus at bay. 
 Radio NZ 

So we shouldn't be surprised that he's kept middle age at bay. 
 The Irish Times 

Outside the capital, warlords are kept at bay largely by U.N. troops. 
 Reuters 

It was tragic; the great professor standing at bay to his tormentors. 
 The Blind Spot 

Mr Cooper said the team was managing to keep injuries at bay. 
 Radio NZ 

With limited water, we attempt unsuccessfully to keep the flames at bay. 
 News.com.au 

There in front of them the giant turned and stood at bay. 
 She and Allan 

We listened, as animals at bay listen to the pack closing in. 
 The forgotten soldier 

Use a primer that smoothes skin and also keeps oil at bay. 
 Jamaica Observer 

Such an arrangement would have the appeal of keeping criticism at bay. 
 The economist 

Now it is proving almost impossible to keep the world at bay. 
 BBC 

But fears of further credit downgrades have kept potential investors at bay. 
 Reuters 

Police keep the crowds at bay during the speeches at today's parade. 
 Radio NZ 

City had clearly swotted up on how to keep Fulham at bay. 
 The Guardian 

Significados de at bay em inglês