Example Sentences

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The placement of the jet stream, farther north than usual, is also linked to a strong and stable polar vortex, which is bottling up frigid air at the very high latitudes.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2021

The next step is bottling the pop, even adding some, while smoothing out the holes.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2021

Now, as Paul finds himself unexpectedly face to face with an ex-military mate from his Black Mountain unit, we start to get a better sense of the darkness that Paul is bottling inside.

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2015

The price of dignity is bottling the mess up, without complaint.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2013

"But they say he is bottling up St. Malo," I said.

From Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow by Strang, Herbert