Example sentences for: hemmed

How can you use “hemmed” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The rugged southern peninsula is hemmed in by low-lying mountains — the Vindhya and Satpura to the north and the Western and Eastern Ghats running parallel to the coasts.

  • Hemmed in between the Apennine mountains and the sea, for centuries Genoa tended, like historic rival Venice on the east coast, to turn its back on Italy and seek its fortune on the high seas.

  • Isolated figures descend the stairs in this twilit realm, hemmed in by a geometric cage of bars and pillars (Entrance to Subway, 1938).

  • The eastern end of the beach is a beautiful cove, hemmed in by cliffs and ochre rocks.

  • . Hemmed in by censors and given to subtlety, these poets said "I love you" without actually saying it.


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