confinement
noun
con·fine·ment
kən-ˈfīn-mənt 
Examples of confinement in a Sentence
The dog was kept in confinement until it was determined to be healthy.
He remained with his wife during her confinement.
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And so, Diana stayed behind, idly waiting out her period of confinement while the museum was rebuilt around her.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Top executives settled as well, including one who was sentenced to home confinement as part of a criminal plea deal.
—Harvard Business Review, 19 Mar. 2025
After all, NoMad London has taken a space known for confinement and turned it into a place of relaxation and rejuvenation.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
General Fusion Many other startups use a different approach called inertial confinement, which uses electric fields to confine the plasma fuel long enough for adequate energy to be released.
—New Atlas, 12 Mar. 2025
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Top executives settled as well, including one who was sentenced to home confinement as part of a criminal plea deal.
—Harvard Business Review, 19 Mar. 2025
After all, NoMad London has taken a space known for confinement and turned it into a place of relaxation and rejuvenation.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
General Fusion Many other startups use a different approach called inertial confinement, which uses electric fields to confine the plasma fuel long enough for adequate energy to be released.
—New Atlas, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for confinement
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“Confinement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confinement. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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confinement
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