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.

Immured in an age that was largely brutal, incurious and ignorant, he managed to convey a message and a spirit so lively and civilized that they have come down through the centuries virtually unscathed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Immured in an upstairs room, the elder son, Frantz, has not been seen by his father for 1 3 years, ever since World War II ended.

From Time Magazine Archive

Immured in these tangles, at perhaps their most difficult moment, Ralph turned with shining eyes to the others.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

Immured behind their walls of sandstone, they have lived ignorantly—and fiercely.

From The Code of the Mountains by Buck, Charles Neville

The trap-door fell, and here am I Immured with my dear gold—my candle out— All gloom—all silence—all despair!

From The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems by Various