contained
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- containedly adverb
- subcontained adjective
- uncontained adjective
- well-contained adjective
Etymology
Origin of contained
First recorded in 1400–50, contained is from the late Middle English word conteynyd. See contain, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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His other hand draped over a black duffel bag that contained everything else he needed.
From Literature
The DUP minister also claimed his own position had been "vindicated" by some of the evidence which was contained in the report, which was released on Friday.
From BBC
She said the Australian film director's 1997 spoken word song contained advice that was still "relevant" and was "very sympathetic to politicians".
From BBC
The song’s lyrics don’t directly correspond to the beauty and pain contained in “Sound of Falling” — it’s just one more layer of enigma in a movie that doesn’t answer all its riddles.
From Los Angeles Times
French group Lactalis on Wednesday also said it was recalling batches in France and other countries over worries they contained cereulide.
From Barron's
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