confine
verb (used with object)
to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict.
were confining
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past progressiveof confine.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Although they were confining and arduous he got an undeniable satisfaction out of them.
From The Boy Grew Older by Broun, Heywood
Many of the leading growers were confining themselves to one red and one white wine.
From The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken by Muskett, Philip E.
When he found that the nobles were confining her, and treating her so much more like a captive than like a queen, he remonstrated with them.
From Mary Queen of Scots Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob
Henriette now noticed that the projectiles all came from Liry, while the batteries at Pont-Maugis and Noyers were confining their attention to Balan.
From The Downfall by Robins, E. P.
I had heard from Mr. Stevens some time ago that you had begun collecting exotic Geodephaga, but were confining yourself to one or two illustrations of each genus.
From Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 by Marchant, James
