confinement to

Frequency: 7.110.9 per million words

Specifies the place or condition to which someone is confined.

confinementPREPOSITION

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Examples (10)

  • His involuntary confinement to a mental institution raised legal questions.
  • The soldiers complained about their prolonged confinement to the barracks.
  • After the surgery, her confinement to bed for six weeks was a difficult experience.
  • The judge ordered his confinement to his home, monitored by an electronic tag.
  • The pandemic resulted in widespread confinement to our homes.
  • She resented her confinement to a narrow, traditional role in the company.
  • The documentary highlighted the cruelty of confinement to small cages for farm animals.
  • His long confinement to a wheelchair did not diminish his optimistic spirit.
  • Political dissidents often faced confinement to remote labor camps.
  • A serious illness can lead to a period of confinement to the house.