confine
verb (used with object)
to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict.
had confined
-
past perfectof confine.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Ms Zia said at the time that the government was "disconnected" with its people and with its actions had "confined the whole country".
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
Cities everywhere had confined and subsumed many thousands of streams, erasing them from public memory.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 1, 2022
If the Houston board, a government entity, had confined itself to calling Wilson a stinker and a meanie, this would merely have been government exercising its right to speak its mind.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2021
By Sunday night, many reporters had confined themselves to hotels.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2019
The gold cloaks had confined Ser Cleos to a win- dowless guardroom in the gatehouse.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
