bunkered
adjective
bun·kered
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For the most part, Afghan troops remain bunkered in their checkpoints, rather than patrolling to keep Islamic State off balance. — Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, "Green Berets Brace for Islamic State Offensive in Afghanistan," 15 May 2018 For the most part, Afghan troops remain bunkered in their checkpoints, rather than patrolling to keep Islamic State off balance. — Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, "Green Berets Brace for Islamic State Offensive in Afghanistan," 15 May 2018 The challenging, heavily bunkered track is arguably the toughest on the Open rotation, particularly when the wind blows. — Rob Hodgetts, CNN, "Birkdale and beyond: the greatest golf links in the world," 17 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bunkered.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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