hemmed

past tense of hem

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hemmed
Verb
  • The Pinellas Peninsula, bordered by Tampa Bay on the east and the Gulf of America, formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico, to the west, has long been a vacation hot spot.
    Ken Perrotte, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The region, bordered by Interstate 5, Vermont, Walnut and Chapman avenues, represents less than 4% of Anaheim’s total area.
    Victoria Le, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If at any point María Luisa hesitated, doubtful about the tastefulness of this colossus, those doubts vanished the moment a representative of the city council delivered a witty and audacious explanation of the arch.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Neither man hesitated to reach for the bottle.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • District 2 is bounded by Five Mile Road to the west, Franklin Road to the south, and the Interstate-184 Connector to the east.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
  • It is bounded by Seventh Street to the east, Fourth Street to the west, Jefferson Street to the north, and the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks to the south.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Ao Tanaka should not have dithered and conceded the second set-piece so late into injury time, while the backline should have been more alert to the second ball.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ross arrived on the scene in an oversized, off-the-shoulder Marc Jacobs trench coat, dramatically fringed black shoes, and what seemed like piles of gems draped around her neck and dangling from her ears.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Studded and fringed suede jackets at Etro and oversize leather bombers at Versace.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Her service was never impacted, and months later, she was assigned to Annapolis and waited for a spot to open up at the Navy flight school in Pensacola, Fla.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • At one downtown Brooklyn location, the line wrapped around the building and, at times, voters waited up to an hour to cast their ballots.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Photos show the Maratus australis spider, which has an intricate pattern of blue and brown blotches edged with bright teal and red-orange stripes.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
  • After the Loons and Sounders played to a scoreless draw in Game 1 of a MLS Cup Playoffs first-round series on Monday, Minnesota edged Seattle 3-2 in penalty kicks.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • United Airlines said its international flights and hub-to-hub operations will not be trimmed.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Was the younger Lincoln a part of material drafted for a lengthier second half of the series that got trimmed?
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Hemmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hemmed. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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