desk-bound
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The Pinions’ full-time jobs are fast-paced and desk-bound.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2021
When her partner falls off the grid and another top agent is compromised, a desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go deep under cover as the world’s newest and unlikeliest secret weapon.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2019
Many of us can still remember when the news used to be a pleasant distraction from everyday life, the desk-bound office procrastinator’s preferred form of escapism.
From The Guardian • May 3, 2019
To achieve similar results with other phones, you’ll have to get a portable DAC or stick to using it at home with a desk-bound DAC.
From The Verge • Apr. 9, 2019
It’s the most Wilford Brimley-esque role Ford has yet played—not an aging action hero but a straight-up, desk-bound old guy—and his performance, broad as it is, has a gruff emotional directness.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2013
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