confine
verb (used with object)
to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict.
has been confining
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present perfect progressiveof confine (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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At least Claudia has been confining her interactions to the safety of social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2020
"I tell Mrs. Robarts that she has been confining you illegally, and that we shall release you by force or stratagem."
From Framley Parsonage by Trollope, Anthony
He has been confining himself too closely to business since he got back from the war.”
From The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up by Stratemeyer, Edward
