hem in

Example Sentences

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I suspect that the movie might be too smart for its own good, or perhaps hemmed in by a cynicism that, everywhere we look lately, it appears that crime does pay.

From Los Angeles Times

The Port of New York and New Jersey is hemmed in by the surrounding towns of Newark and Elizabeth, N.J.

From The Wall Street Journal

Authorities often attempt to hem in or demolish slums rather than extend electricity, paved roads or schools to them.

From Barron's

He delighted audiences while managing to avoid getting hemmed in as an auteur.

From Los Angeles Times

Early on the morning of May 5, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, a man in a white-and-silver space suit sat in a tiny capsule, hemmed in by panels of gauges and switches.

From Literature