Example Sentences

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Cribbed from “Lord of the Rings” and “Harry Potter,” “Artemis Fowl” will surely go down as another in a long line of YA knockoffs that tripped somewhere between the bestseller list and the big screen.

From Washington Times • Jun. 11, 2020

"Cribbed," was Ernestine's judgment, as the laughter died away.

From The Little Lady of the Big House by London, Jack

Cribbed within the city's fold, Fettered to our daily round, We'll conjure up the haze of gold Which ringed the wide horizon round.

From Songs Of The Road by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Cribbed and confined as the girl was, she steadily refused to be cast down, because she was assured that life had far better things in store.

From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by Trevena, John

Cribbed and barred and moored by massive rusty chains, the prison-ship seemed in my young eyes to be ironed like the prisoners.

From Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles