cornered

past tense of corner

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • In April, Brinkema ruled that Google illegally monopolized ad exchanges – which conduct lightning fast auctions that connect advertisers to websites with ad space – as well as tools used by sites to manage the inventory of space for sale, known as ad servers.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Their words painted a portrait of someone who micromanaged, monopolized the spotlight and rarely recognized individual contributions.
    Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • According to a police affidavit based on hotel video footage of the scuffle and the driver’s statement to authorities, Sanchez accosted the driver of a box truck that backed into the loading docks at a hotel.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In the cold and austere German winter (a far cry from Dakar’s physical and cultural warmth), an anxious Nourou acts up outside a hotel and is accosted by a Polish security guard, setting off a minor chain reaction in which Maja intervenes on his behalf, much to his chagrin.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tole was parked in the hotel's loading dock when Sanchez confronted him, according to court documents.
    Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Maria Greeley, 44, said she was confronted earlier this month by three federal agents outside her workplace, the Beach Bar on Ohio Street, according to The Chicago Tribune.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The project was developed in collaboration with Leisa Hirtz, founder of Women’s Global Health Innovations, who approached the McMaster researchers to improve her company’s Bfree Cup technology.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Tibbetts approached Cross and yelled at her, pointing to the other end of the floor, presumably in reference to the Copper play.
    Ben Pickman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • South Park Elementary is once again engrossed in another fad.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Shore has recently been engrossed in another kind of tribute to an entertainment legend, Richard Simmons, whom he's set to play in a feature film based on a short that's already made the rounds.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Since Mahomes became the organization’s starting quarterback in 2018, the Chiefs have faced fourth down with at least three yards to go from inside the 10-yard line some 25 times in the first halves of their games.
    Sam McDowell October 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Despite their magical abilities, Potter and his friends Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger faced the same problems as regular pre-teens and teens navigating life in boarding school.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Frankie screamed with a mix of delight and frustration that her owner dared to leave her there alone, which was to be expected.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Ingelsby wanted there to be a scene where Grasso almost dared Tom take him down.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Cornered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornered. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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