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Definitions for cornered
ˈkɔr nərdcor·nered
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Princeton's WordNet
at bay(p), cornered, trapped, treedadjective
forced to turn and face attackers
"a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal"
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cornered
Cornered generally refers to a situation where a person or entity is put into a position where they have very limited options and are forced to confront a difficult situation. It is typically used in the context of feeling trapped or being in a defensive and vulnerable state.
Webster Dictionary
Cornered
of Corner
Cornered
1 Having corners or angles
Cornered
in a possition of great difficulty; brought to bay
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Cornered
Cornered is a film noir starring Dick Powell and directed by Edward Dmytryk. This is the second teaming of Powell and Dmytryk. Many scenes shot by cinematographer Harry J. Wild and Dmytryk stand out as classic film noir. The screenplay was written by John Paxton with uncredited help from Ben Hecht.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cornered in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cornered in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of cornered in a Sentence
We cornered one suspect and we tried to negotiate for several hours - negotiations broke down, we had an exchange of gunfire with the suspect, we saw no other option but to use our bomb robot and place a device on its extension for it to detonate where the suspect was.
We are continuing to pursue that lead down in Willsboro but it would be inaccurate to say they are cornered.
At one point, Bernie Madoff cornered the hot chocolate market, bernie Madoff bought up every package of Swiss Miss from the commissary and sold Swiss Miss for a profit in the prison yard. Bernie Madoff monopolized hot chocolate ! Bernie Madoff made Swiss Miss so that if you wanted any, you had to go through Bernie Madoff. Bernie Madoff, once the Nasdaq chairman, used Bernie Madoff reputation and savvy to dupe sophisticated investors, regulators and Wall Street banks. Bernie Madoff confessed in December 2008 that Bernie Madoff was running a multi decade Ponzi scheme and that more than $ 65 billion Bernie Madoff claimed to have on hand for investors had dwindled to a few hundred million dollars from an original investment of about $ 20 billion. Bernie Madoff pleaded guilty to fraud and is serving a 150-year prison sentence in Butner, N.C. Fishman reportedly hosts an Audible series called.
The video in this case speaks for itself : Jose Alba was simply doing Jose Alba job when Jose Alba was aggressively cornered by a much younger and bigger man.
I met this fellow a month or two ago and he’s a hero of mine and I knew that he was a hero of Chuck [Lorre] and Bill [Prady’s], so I just accosted him and cornered him and practically made him commit on the spot to play my father, i’m really excited about it. It’s going to be a lot of fun.
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