snowed in
idiom
1
: unable to leave a place because a lot of snow is falling or has fallen
They were snowed in for a week.
2
: blocked with snow
The road was snowed in.
Examples of snowed in in a Sentence
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In the movie, David is a young heart patient that gets snowed in at a rural hospital.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Nov. 2025
After his engagement is called off, Justin retreats to a secluded cabin meant for his honeymoon, only to be snowed in with Jane, his ex-fiancée’s cousin.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
During the last Presidential election, Jordan Klepper, one of the hosts of The Daily Show, was snowed in at Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin after a Trump rally.
—Peter White, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
Agatha Christie's most famous play finds a group of seven strangers snowed in at a remote countryside guesthouse, and one of them is a killer.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Nov. 2025
After his engagement is called off, Justin retreats to a secluded cabin meant for his honeymoon, only to be snowed in with Jane, his ex-fiancée’s cousin.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
During the last Presidential election, Jordan Klepper, one of the hosts of The Daily Show, was snowed in at Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin after a Trump rally.
—Peter White, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
Agatha Christie's most famous play finds a group of seven strangers snowed in at a remote countryside guesthouse, and one of them is a killer.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Snowed in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowed%20in. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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