cage
noun
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
caged
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past participleof cage.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof cage.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
cagenouna boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
Example Sentences
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Herzog impresses this notion from the very beginning: A dream shared by Joan and Jean, in which the sisters stand in a corridor flanked by caged birds.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
He strolled San Francisco’s streets with them to promote his caged menagerie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
OpenAI had caged the models in a “sandbox,” a system that didn’t have access to the internet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
We passed a caged dog and saw a puppy on a short leash being loaded into a vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Howling, like a feral cat that’d been caged too long.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
