contained
gotten under control
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,333 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,427 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- gotten under control the oil spill is contained
contained in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It contained no picture either of a woman or a horse.
The great amulet · Maud Diver · Chapter 1
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Wherein is contained, Things necessary, and common in such a Composure.
The Olden Time Series, Vol. 6 · Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks · Chapter 1
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It contained rather less than a hundred houses, all deep thatched and thick walled.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1
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Both had coloured illustrations and contained stories of hunting and travelling adventures in all sorts of out-of-the-way places.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1
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The other two letters contained the same extract, and similar requests from "The Universal Notice-Mongers," and "The British Cutting Company (Limited)."
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1