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confined with vs confined in

Both 'confined with' and 'confined in' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Confined with' is used when referring to being restricted or limited along with someone or something else, while 'confined in' is used when referring to being physically restricted within a space.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 865 views

confined with

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to being restricted or limited along with someone or something else. It implies being in a situation where movement or freedom is restricted.

Examples:

  • The patient was confined with other individuals in the quarantine area.
  • She felt confined with her thoughts racing in her mind.
  • The team was confined with limited resources to complete the project.
  • The students were confined with their teacher in the classroom during the lockdown.
  • He felt confined with his responsibilities at work.
  • With the sequester, Sire, the Dauphin was confined with his governess.
  • He was confined with Joseph Dudley and other dominion officials until June 7, when he was transferred to Castle Island.
  • Sayed Murad Khan had been governor of Shiraz but was later confined with his family and, according to one account beaten on Jafar Khan's orders in an effort to force him to divulge his wealth.
  • This tempting step, but essential, could not remain confined with this only crossing and to be a pragmatic response to commercial stakes.
  • The current contribution of Skyhawk to the defense of the United States is confined with the only field of the drive and the reserves.
  • If the OST files are confined with password, encrypted using superior encryption techniques or compressed later when they get corrupted then also this software repairs that files attributes with few clicks of mouse.
  • She pressed me exceedingly, and said, "I should not be prevented by his sickness from taking some amusement and I was not of an age to be confined with the sick like a nurse." I told her my reasons.
  • In Kaunas security prison, Canon Rauda happened to be confined with Attorney Toliušis, leader of the Populist Party, and with "Vanagas"-"The Hawk", leader of a partisan unit.
  • He was confined with Joseph Dudley and other dominion officials until June 7, when he was transferred to Castle Island.

Alternatives:

  • restricted with
  • limited with
  • constrained with
  • enclosed with
  • hemmed in with

confined in

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to being physically restricted within a space. It indicates being inside a specific area or enclosure.

Examples:

  • The cat was confined in a small cage.
  • She felt confined in the tiny room.
  • The prisoners were confined in their cells.
  • He was confined in the hospital for observation.
  • The bird was confined in a large aviary.
  • You must know that it may be possible for patients to recover if simply confined in peaceful surroundings.
  • These animals are confined in narrow cages and every day their bile is extracted through metal catheters inserted into their gallbladders in poor hygienic conditions that often cause infections and tumours.
  • - I'll have you confined in an asylum.
  • Yes. That's why I am confined in this armor
  • has been confined in a mental home, with a brain disease
  • Iameveryoneever confined in this floating prison.
  • The test sample is confined in a steel tube and subjected to detonation shock from an explosive booster charge.
  • The gas to be measured shall be confined in an enclosure having a non-reflecting internal surface.
  • In view of these problems the United Kingdom, France and Sweden have put forward an initiative initially confined in scope to financial penalties.
  • And based on Cam's assessment of lividity, she was confined in a vertical position.
  • That's why I am confined in this armor
  • We could even keep you confined in our brig behind a force field.
  • It is far too confined in this car for you to get the torque.
  • For 15 years, I have been confined in this place.
  • Because pixels are actually, right now, confined in these rectangular devices that fit in our pockets.
  • According to Human Rights Watch, however, 300000 Tamils are held confined in refugee camps controlled by the Sri Lankan army.
  • Allowance should be made for the self-employed running their own businesses, who should not be confined in the same way as other people.
  • The actress, who has a history of drug and alcohol use, is being confined in the maximum security wing of the clinic for her own protection.
  • Afraid, we stayed confined in the well
  • Freddy, are you scared of being confined in small spaces?

Alternatives:

  • restricted in
  • limited in
  • enclosed in
  • hemmed in
  • boxed in

Related Comparisons

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