Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornered
Verb
-
Yes, that’s three holidays in a row that will be monopolized by hours of Stranger Things content.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025 -
In addition to her astonishing Billboard 200 debut with Showgirl, Swift has also monopolized all 10 spots in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 with songs from the new album.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
But, at a second line, an elderly man with an Eastern European accent, wearing a green corduroy jacket, accosted him.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
-
Server Josh Garner says he was accosted last week by an angry man.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
As federal agents took the driver of the civilian vehicle into custody, several bystanders confronted them, leading to one or two additional arrests, FOX 32 Chicago reported, citing the police.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
-
Light pink referenced standard awareness campaigns, but the deepening shades, culminating in black, confronted the audience with the harsh reality of metastatic disease, which is typically softened by glossy pink ribbons.—
Tabitha Britt,
Flow Space,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
As the victim was leaving her Surprise home to attend a soccer game with her three children, Headrick approached her with a metal bar and forced the family back inside, prosecutors said.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
-
She had been approached before Leachman accepted the role but had turned it down.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
The technique gives the viewer the feeling of being engrossed inside the image and is used to great effect in with hundreds of maps and thousands of lithographs, letters and paintings.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
-
South Park Elementary is once again engrossed in another fad.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Air Mail’s fate shows that even the masters of the old form faced major headwinds when trying to navigate the new media landscape.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
-
As Ella tries to find her way home, she's faced with the shock of modern technology.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
-
These are the questions that have plagued the American public since the Euphoria and Anyone But You actor dared to gesture toward a blatant superiority as one of the most notable hot people right now.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
-
But there is one pop culture stage on which the Muppets have never dared to venture… until now.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Cornered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornered. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share