confines
- present tense form of confine (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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But the state’s high court overturned that decision, instructing elections officials to figure out a way to keep Daniel J. Sullivan’s name on the ballot “within the confines of existing Alaska ballot design law.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Arthur Fery grew up just a short walk away from Wimbledon but there is much more to his story than simply the confines of SW19.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The team created the device using a two-dimensional crystal that confines electrons to a channel only a few atoms wide.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
There are copious cognitive benefits and endless possibilities for where their imaginations can run, unbound by the limiting confines of a tablet.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
He had fled the claustrophobic confines of his family.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
