Contained meaning

Restricted in space.

The brush fire is now contained, if it doesn't jump the lines it will burn itself out.

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Simple past tense and past participle of contain.

This box contained rat poison, now it contains a dead rat.

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Contained Sentence Examples

  • She shivered despite her lamb's wool coat, her hands plunged deep into pockets that contained weapons.

  • The tablet that she tucked under her mattress at night contained all sorts of conclusions at the end of that trail.

  • The large room contained some of the most beautiful antique furniture she had ever seen.

  • His faint smile contained sadness.

  • The fountain contained instructions for making it work.

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