contained
adjective
con·tained
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Definition of contained
: restrained
also
: calm
Examples of contained in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
In the southwest corner of Riverside County, the Tenaja fire has charred nearly 2,000 acres and was 40 % contained Saturday evening , according to Cal Fire. — Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, "Firefighters working to contain 250-acre brush fire in Riverside," 7 Sep. 2019 For now, American and international forces can only try to ensure that ISIS remains contained and away from urban areas. — Eric Schmitt, New York Times, "ISIS Is Regaining Strength in Iraq and Syria," 19 Aug. 2019 In Los Angeles, among dreamy palm trees and towering buildings, there are a thousand little contained worlds, full of their own stories. — Rachel Yang, EW.com, "A Korean-American woman wrestles with family and duty in Justin Chon's Ms. Purple trailer," 25 July 2019 The fire has burned around 113,000 acres and was 60 percent contained Wednesday evening, said Earl Johnson, public information director assistant at a joint information center. — NBC News, "Idaho nuclear facility to resume normal operations as wildfire threat diminishes," 25 July 2019 The fire was reported to be 20 percent contained Saturday night. — oregonlive.com, "S. Washington blaze caused by wind turbine that caught fire now 30% contained," 22 July 2019 Last year 72% of spills occurred in contained units on the operators’ property. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Standing Rock Redux," 22 July 2018 California fire officials said Monday that the two fires about 100 miles (161 kilometers) north of San Francisco were 30 percent contained and have scorched 428 square miles (1,108 square kilometers). — Fox News, "The Latest: 3 watering marijuana grow arrested near wildfire," 6 Aug. 2018 The Many Hotels of Andrew Zobler The hotelier’s properties are like self-contained islands that offer everything a business traveler could want. — Rima Suqi, WSJ, "Andrew Zobler Is the Man who Makes Business Travelers Stay Put," 10 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'contained.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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