snowed in

phrase

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.

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The only exceptions were a couple of days when they were snowed in by the massive blizzard that gripped the region. Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 15 Mar. 2026 The View also continued without a live studio audience on Monday and Tuesday, with moderator Whoopi Goldberg even getting snowed in at her home, forcing her to join the telecast virtually at the top of the week. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026 Her camera crew had planned to meet her at a nearby hotel, but ended up snowed in on the street. Adam Harrington, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026 Up to 6 inches of snow was forecast Tuesday for northern Scotland, where some people have already been snowed in by previous falls. Mike Corder, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snowed in

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“Snowed in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowed%20in. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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