Synonyms for cornered

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kawr-nerd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔr nərd

at bay
treed

Définition of cornered

Origin : late 13c., from Anglo-French cornere (Old French corniere), from Old French corne "horn, corner," from Vulgar Latin *corna, from Latin cornua, plural of cornu "projecting point, end, horn" (see horn (n.)). Replaced Old English hyrne. As an adjective, from 1530s.

adj under attack

Example sentences :

At Thirty-second Street he ran into Burman, with whom he had all but cornered wheat.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Holding his club prepared to strike, he drew in on his cornered quarry.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

There in his stateroom, cornered, he received me with a grim reluctance.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

Then he cornered the captain behind the Bangs barn and spoke with conviction.
Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Even rats when cornered will turn at bay and bare their teeth for combat.
Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini

This was the end; he was cornered at last, his last twisting over.
Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper

He cornered him at the end of a passageway and pinned him against the wall.
Extract from : « The Web of the Golden Spider » by Frederick Orin Bartlett

She is the King's tool, but she let the cat out of the bag when cornered.
Extract from : « Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess » by Henry W. Fischer

Like her nation, only when cornered did she blaze out and strike.
Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers

And you, who have been cornered too—did you think of offering a prayer?
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

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