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Discover LudwigThe phrase "be cornered" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone feels trapped or has no way to escape from a difficult circumstance.
Example: "During the negotiation, I felt like I was being cornered into accepting terms that were not favorable to me."
Alternatives: "be trapped" or "be backed into a corner."
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If there's a market to be cornered in poolhouses, especially thatched ones, then Kathryn Findlay is ahead of the pack.
Be cornered by Sophie's mom's friend who wants to talk to you about Avon, and limply acquiesce as she massages lotion into your knuckles.
Their territory fast shrinking, the Tamil Tigers now appear to be cornered in and around their northeastern garrison town of Mullaitivu.
The report includes testimony from girls who consider it "normal" to be "cornered" into having sex with five or more gang members.
One woman said: 'Because you don't want to be cornered.' So we've always got that sense of being watched, judged, ridiculed".
Yuriy Lutsenko, head of Mr Poroshenko's party, calls Mr Firtash's defence the reaction of a "cornered predator .Although Mr Firtash may be cornered, he appears determined to stay in the ring.
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"But we're cornered".
He's cornered.
Eventually, the suspect was cornered.
The Prime Minister is cornered.
He was cornered and shouted at.
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