Collocations for "cornered"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cornered" in context.
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corner
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- in the [left, right-hand, top, bottom, east, west, opposite] corner
- a [square] has [four] corners
- in the [press, sales] corner
- bumped the corner of the table
- go [sit, stand] in the corner
- [sat, stood] in the corner (of the room)
- was [forced, told, sent] to sit in the corner
- a sharp corner
- is [sitting] in the corner
- at the corner of [Elm] and [5th Street]
- is [sitting, located] [kitty-corner, catty-corner, cater-corner] [from, to]
- took the corner too fast
- in the corner of the [room, screen, field]
- don't cut corners
- a table with [sharp, pointy, smooth, metal] corners
- cut corners to save [time, money]
- the corner of a table
- the corner of his mouth
- [stubbed my finger, hit my knee] on the [table] corner
- [Christmas] is just around the corner
- at the corner of the [block, street]
- UK, soccer: scored from a corner
- was standing on the (street) corner
- [blocked, headed] off at every corner
- [took, drove around] the corner too fast
- [write your name, sign] in the corner
- the page was [folded, turned] down at the corner
- her mouth was turned down at the corners
- [to, from] all four corners of the [world, Earth, globe]
- [far-flung, far, remote] corners of the [world]
- in [the farthest, my, another] corner of the world
- to the opposite corner of the world
- get into my corner
- need you in my corner
- someone [to, who will] fight your corner (for you)
- stay in your corner
- was backed into a corner by
- [the patient, his illness] has turned the corner
- boxing: in the [blue, red] corner we have (the challenger)
- soccer: the referee [gave, signaled, awarded] a corner
- soccer: the [home team, striker, defender] scored from a corner
- at the corner store
- a corner kick
- a corner [table, unit]
- cornered [the dog, the animal, a wild animal]
- cornered the [criminal, suspect]
- cornered by the [police, authorities, handler]
- [pursued, chased, trapped] and cornered
- cornered in the [building, alley]
- cornered into [accepting, signing, doing, making]
- cornered like a rat
- corner him in the [argument, debate, discussion, interview]
- corner the market
- (has) cornered the market in
- cornered (around) the [turn, curve, bend]
- corner at [high, low] speeds
- corner on a [slippery, wet] road
- corner in [bad, slippery, wet] conditions
- corner and [accelerate, brake]
'cornered' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):