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Recent Examples of sandwiched
The marks, which are sandwiched between towers once used to scout for armies and to allow archers and other artillery-throwers to fend off enemy incursions, are arrayed in a way that suggests they may have been left by a repeating dart-thrower called a polybolos.
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Taylor Mitchell Brown, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
This one is always a showstopper, with whole strawberries and smears of frosting sandwiched between dreamy layers of sweet white cake.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy sandwiched an RBI double between solo home runs in the second and fifth innings, and right-hander Tyler Glasnow put Colorado’s offense in a deep freeze.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
Elizabeth Hurley is perfectly sandwiched between Billy Ray Cyrus and son Damian Hurley as the trio poses backstage at the Olivier Awards on April 12.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
That’s how many at-bats the Royals sandwiched between base hits with runners on second and/or third base.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent history The Clippers have been one of the streakiest teams in the league since March began, with four-and five-game winning streaks sandwiched around four consecutive losses.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Heiskanen appeared to get sandwiched in between Hartman and the boards before going down in a heap and possibly getting his knee tangled up underneath him.
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 10 Apr. 2026
Saturday will start showery and end showery, with a powerful afternoon cold front sandwiched in the middle.
—Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026
Taylor Mitchell Brown, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
This one is always a showstopper, with whole strawberries and smears of frosting sandwiched between dreamy layers of sweet white cake.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy sandwiched an RBI double between solo home runs in the second and fifth innings, and right-hander Tyler Glasnow put Colorado’s offense in a deep freeze.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
Elizabeth Hurley is perfectly sandwiched between Billy Ray Cyrus and son Damian Hurley as the trio poses backstage at the Olivier Awards on April 12.
—Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
That’s how many at-bats the Royals sandwiched between base hits with runners on second and/or third base.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent history The Clippers have been one of the streakiest teams in the league since March began, with four-and five-game winning streaks sandwiched around four consecutive losses.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Heiskanen appeared to get sandwiched in between Hartman and the boards before going down in a heap and possibly getting his knee tangled up underneath him.
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 10 Apr. 2026
Saturday will start showery and end showery, with a powerful afternoon cold front sandwiched in the middle.
—Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandwiched
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Hundreds of residents crammed into City Hall, filling multiple overflow rooms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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Not in terms of the scale of its sets—we’ll leave that to the giant staircase in The Queen of Versailles, or whatever is going on with the flying vampires of The Lost Boys—but in terms of the most tropes crammed into one two-act stretch.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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Hochman alleged Burke killed the 14-year-old girl on April 23, 2025, later dismembered her, and stuffed her remains in two bags that were placed into the trunk of his Tesla and left there for four months.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Marcelin also stuffed part of the victim’s left leg into his electric wheelchair and went shopping before disposing of the limb, prosecutors allege.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Sudhir Srivastava, vice president of the Noida Entrepreneurs Association, said manufacturers were being squeezed from multiple directions.—
Mayu Saini,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Bottom line Private credit’s share of overall financing in the US economy has grown, and when that growth slows or stops, small businesses with few other options get squeezed.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
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An unserialized gun was also found in Torres-Felix’s car, but prosecutors contend it was wedged between the seats and not easily accessible.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Instead of pitons that damaged the rock walls climbers were ascending, Chouinard Equipment started selling chocks, metal anchors that could be wedged into existing cracks in the rock.—
Tony Biasotti,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Bruins loaded the bases with one out, then broke the 1-1 tie on a fielder’s choice.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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And while the Raptors are loaded on the wings — Barrett, Murray-Boyles, Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes all interchangeable defending the perimeter — Toronto lacks the star power.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Sandwiched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandwiched. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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