contained; containing; contains
1
: to keep within limits: such as
c
: to follow successfully a policy of containment toward
efforts to contain Communism
d
: to prevent (an enemy or opponent) from advancing or from making a successful attack
2
: to restrain oneself
Examples of contain in a Sentence
The room was barely big enough to contain everyone who came to the meeting.
The book contains over 200 recipes.
The article contains information on how to plan your retirement.
foods that contain a high level of fat
The movie contains something for both children and adults.
State health officials have succeeded in containing the virus.
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Officials had not made progress on containing the fire, and there was no official count for the number of homes the Mountain Fire has destroyed in Camarillo Heights and other parts of Ventura County.
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
While these spaces contained only a handful of struggling plants that likely sprouted from seeds dropped by birds, the gophers were allowed to do what gophers do best for 24 hours.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Gonzalez fled the scene of the crash before police arrived, but left behind a Gatorade bottle that contained his DNA and ultimately led to his arrest, according to court records.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
In some good news, the 730GB database doesn’t contain customer details on 350 million users as the hacker previously boasted.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
While these spaces contained only a handful of struggling plants that likely sprouted from seeds dropped by birds, the gophers were allowed to do what gophers do best for 24 hours.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Gonzalez fled the scene of the crash before police arrived, but left behind a Gatorade bottle that contained his DNA and ultimately led to his arrest, according to court records.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
In some good news, the 730GB database doesn’t contain customer details on 350 million users as the hacker previously boasted.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Contain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contain. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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