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in a corner vs at a corner

Both 'in a corner' and 'at a corner' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'In a corner' is used when something or someone is physically located within a corner of a room or space. 'At a corner' is used when referring to a location near or in the vicinity of a corner, but not necessarily within it.

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in a corner

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something or someone is physically located within a corner of a room or space.

Use 'in a corner' when describing the position of something or someone inside a corner of a room or space.

Examples:

She sat quietly in a corner of the room.
The spider was hiding in a corner of the ceiling.
The cat curled up in a corner to take a nap.

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You'd stood in a corner drinking Coke, watching... waiting for something without knowing what.
Probably somewhere curled up in a corner crying.
Look, I don't want you pouting in a corner somewhere tonight.
Get your blankie, go in a corner, and take a time-out.
Please, don't put me in a corner.
Don't let him sulk in a corner.
Can't put it in a corner.
Can't put that one in a corner.
He just collapsed in a corner.
Man had a rattlesnake sitting in a corner.
Poor guy is sitting in a corner.
Finally, I found her over in a corner.
I always find them whispering in a corner.
We even had to cram the piano in a corner.
Bleeding, lying in a corner.
So dad began typing petitions in a corner of his teahouse.
I feel like I just painted myself in a corner there.
I'm planning on stuffing myself in a corner until I graduate.
He must be stuck in a corner somewhere sleeping.
The execution complex is hidden away in a corner of the prison.

Alternatives:

in the corner
at the corner
on the corner
by the corner
near the corner

at a corner

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a location near or in the vicinity of a corner, but not necessarily within it.

Use 'at a corner' when referring to a location that is close to or in the vicinity of a corner, but not specifically inside the corner.

Examples:

The store is located at the corner of the street.
She waited for the bus at the corner of the block.
There is a cafe at the corner of the building.

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Eating warmed over slop at a corner table in the cafeteria trying not to make eye contact with anybody.
Now, I want you to position yourself at a corner.
This man was sitting at a corner table in his restaurant, the very same place he was sitting the last time I was there.
Sits at a corner table almost every night.
I got this at a corner deli.
I think we're at a corner of Oak, in the house near Millpond.
You know, this isn't some diamond bracelet you can hawk at a corner pawnshop.
I'm in a V12 Lambo, I just threw it at a corner at insane speed, and it went round.
Why can't they stand at a corner? (Mike chuckles)

Alternatives:

on a corner
by a corner
near a corner
around a corner
close to a corner

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