Example sentences for: trapped

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

  • "Choice may not be the panacea for all our nation's education ills," he said in a speech on the Senate floor, "but we cannot afford not to take an honest look at whether more options would help kids who today are trapped in the worst schools in our poorest areas."

  • One group trapped on the 83rd floor pleaded repeatedly to know whether the fire was above or below them, specifically asking if 911 operators had any information from the outside or from the news.

  • The president is trapped, and everyone else is embarrassed.

  • With the assistance of a security guard, at 9:53 a group of civilians trapped in an elevator on the 78th-floor sky lobby were found by an FDNY company.

  • With the riot toll now standing at 24 dead (most shot, some trapped in burning buildings), the U.S. warned Americans not to travel to Indonesia.


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