confinement
noun
con·fine·ment
kən-ˈfīn-mənt 
Examples of confinement in a Sentence
The dog was kept in confinement until it was determined to be healthy.
He remained with his wife during her confinement.
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Nick remains alone in his cell at all times and is served three meals a day in confinement, said the police source.
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Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Exceeding this limit often leads to instabilities that disrupt plasma confinement and endanger tokamak operation, posing a major challenge to improving fusion performance, according to a press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
Both girls were sentenced to mental confinement.
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Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Exceeding this limit often leads to instabilities that disrupt plasma confinement and endanger tokamak operation, posing a major challenge to improving fusion performance, according to a press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
Both girls were sentenced to mental confinement.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Then during the confinement, Dior Addict Lip Glow Oil went viral on TikTok and sales exploded.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Confinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confinement. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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confinement
noun
con·fine·ment
kən-ˈfīn-mənt
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