Sentence examples for long confined from inspiring English sources

Too long confined to cameos, he has taken centre stage.

Because dengue was long confined to the tropics, it remains a little-understood disease.

Long confined to historical museums and musty mansions, it seemed like portraiture had suddenly been rushed out of storage.

The roots of the problem run deep in a conservative society that is having trouble adjusting to educational and economic advances by women, long confined to the home.

One reason for this is Japan's half-century history of one-party dominance, which has long confined the most important battles to within the LDP itself.

Long confined to the serious appreciation of high art and classical music, it is now applied to an endless cascade of pursuits.

Although hampered by the long, confining costumes and limited ballet technique of the time, La Fontaine's grace and charm were such that she was called queen of the dance.

In Britain, tower living has long been confined to stigmatised blocks of social housing.

He also "spent long periods confined to the prison's psychiatric ward".

Weakened by recurring bouts of childhood illnesses, Mr. Findley spent long days confined to bed.

The Afghan government's authority in Khogyani, in a remote region of Nangarhar Province, has long been confined to the district compound and the immediate surroundings.