confine
verb (used with object)
to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict.
confines
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present tense formof confine (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Rather than treating the inductive effect as an influence that gradually travels along a chain of atoms, the team's interpretation confines it to the bond directly connected to the relevant atom in a neutral molecule.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
This week, panic about an AI doomsday broke out from the confines of Silicon Valley into the public zeitgeist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
And the current, fake versions available may not resemble what's being developed in the safe confines of the laboratory.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The “Taxi Driver” star, who was born and raised in Manhattan, where he lived primarily in the Little Italy neighborhood, has since expanded his property footprint well beyond the confines of the city.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
One’s thought patterns become different, he said, when forced into the confines of a rigid and unfamiliar tongue.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
