lodged
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of lodged
First recorded in 1570–80; lodge + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The Apple TV streaming service, firmly lodged between mass-market Netflix and high-quality HBO.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Mudryk lodged his appeal to Cas on 25 February.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The second major argument lodged against the 60/40 portfolio is that bonds will perform poorly if U.S. inflation worsens.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
But Roosevelt was running to reclaim the White House as a third-party candidate when he was shot—and, famously, proceeded to deliver a speech with the bullet still lodged in his chest—in 1912.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2026
The doctors didn’t remove the bullet, deeming it unsafe, so it remained lodged in Roosevelt’s fourth rib, just an inch away from his right lung.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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