Example Sentences

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Outside, a young woman with an audio recorder was cornering patrons and asking for their reactions.

From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2017

Within minutes of winning the contest, Mann was cornering Affleck and Damon with new demands, including asking if he could fire the writer.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2015

Now he was cornering me in the kitchen to press his case.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2013

The only area that our test riders couldn't see eye to eye on was cornering.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hagrid launched himself forward on top of the skrewt that was cornering Harry and Ron and flattened it; a blast of fire shot out of its end, withering the pumpkin plants nearby.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling