Explore Confines through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like scope or range. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Confines meaning
- The borders or limits of an area.
- The elements that restrain someone.
- The scope or range of a subject.
Using Confines
- The main meaning on this page is: The borders or limits of an area. | The elements that restrain someone. | The scope or range of a subject.
- Useful related words include: scope, range, reach, orbit.
- In the example corpus, confines often appears in combinations such as: confines of, the confines, friendly confines.
Context around Confines
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 13 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Confines
- In this selection, "confines" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cozy, photographic, secure and now stand out and add context to how "confines" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include of the confines of traditional and beyond the confines of australian. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "confines" sits close to words such as bearer, bolstered and cemented, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with confines
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Even then, they were kept within the confines of American military bases. (12 words)
No wonder humor works so well even in these more serious confines. (12 words)
Growing up in Kulai, Sharon Sen found the confines of formal education stifling. (13 words)
Gone are the formal banquets of saffron-stained, rose-scented languor — and the protein-bar and light-beer cravings of the American contractors who roamed the secure confines of Kabul’s Green Zone diplomatic enclave. (35 words)
He was placed on restricted duties, which ordered him to work within the confines of a police building in a non public-facing role and to have no contact with schools or children. (33 words)
Rosie Duffield, one of the few existing southeast Labour MPs outside the confines of London, says her party must work harder to pick up votes she believes are there for the taking. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Aiming to “break free of the confines of traditional theatre”, Godwin’s production will be intimately staged in warehouses in four cities.
And this issue is growing more contentious as employers monitor what remote workers are doing outside of the confines of traditional offices.
At the very least, is unlikely, especially now that there isn't anything else within the kingdom's confines for Link to explore — or create with an absent Ultrahand.
Considering that Michael Mann’s neo-noir is primarily set in the confines of a Los Angeles cab, it is not surprising that Cruise faced yet another road mishap.
Emblematic of this evolution, Instagram has transcended its photographic confines, now embracing the realm of moving images.
Even then, they were kept within the confines of American military bases.
For this, according to the Express and Star's report of the event, they used "a special jet, which confines the flames to a small area".
Furthermore, Bugri Naabu revealed that the conversation took place within the confines of his office located in Osu, near the Osu Police Station.
George’s contributions to the psychological profession ranged far beyond the confines of Australian Defence headquarters in Canberra.
Gone are the formal banquets of saffron-stained, rose-scented languor — and the protein-bar and light-beer cravings of the American contractors who roamed the secure confines of Kabul’s Green Zone diplomatic enclave.
Growing up in Kulai, Sharon Sen found the confines of formal education stifling.
He was placed on restricted duties, which ordered him to work within the confines of a police building in a non public-facing role and to have no contact with schools or children.
If you don’t fancy braving the cold, there’s also a livestream where you can observe the sight from the cozy confines of home.
In these two areas, getting off the main roads to explore will reward visitors with cocktail bars, restaurants and other nightspots whose outsize personalities defy their cozy confines.
I suspected that somewhere in the vast confines of the business there was something I could buy to solve my problem.
Lincoln may not sound the most glamorous but it promises a beautiful staycation all within the confines of England.
Nevertheless, the long distance from the confines of reality enhances the film’s scope.
No wonder humor works so well even in these more serious confines.
Our search for correct ideas exists within the confines of the crumbling edifice of the American Empire.
Rosie Duffield, one of the few existing southeast Labour MPs outside the confines of London, says her party must work harder to pick up votes she believes are there for the taking.
Common combinations with confines
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- confines of 158×
- the confines 126×
- friendly confines 7×
- confines the 5×
- cozy confines 3×
- it confines 3×
- narrow confines 3×
- close confines 3×
- confines for 2×
- safe confines 2×