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cornered

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adjective

  1. having corners (usually used in combination):

    a six-cornered room.

  2. having a given number of positions; sided (usually used in combination):

    a four-cornered debate.

  3. forced into an awkward, embarrassing, or inescapable position:

    a cornered debater; a cornered fox.



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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cornered1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; corner, -ed 3
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Just after she emerged from the plane, she was cornered by a Sky News reporter, David Blevins, who happened to be on her flight.

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"Security forces are tackling several gunmen who are cornered in one part of the building," he is quoted as saying.

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I got drunk at a party and cornered a historian to ask for his guidance on research.

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We were at the Season 7 wrap party for “Young Sheldon†and Steve Holland, one of our executive producers and creators, came out of the elevator and I cornered him.

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It does warn that lynx, like other wild animals, could attack in self-defence if cornered.

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