Examples of housebound in a Sentence
She has been housebound since she fell.
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Never mind the popular image of Americans as sedentary, housebound, and living on the couch.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
In the post-housebound era, if casual toggery becomes the norm for work, will underwire bras go the way of ties, suits and vertiginous heels?
—Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022
Those clients include people who are housebound because of illness or age and are unable to drive.
—Mike Danahey, chicagotribune.com, 1 Jan. 2022
This year, the internet is already dotted with videos of celebrities and others reading the book out loud for housebound seniors, whose pomp and circumstance have been interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
—cleveland, 18 May 2020
Many of these workers, particularly at food delivery companies, have been thrust onto the front line of the coronavirus crisis by ferrying food and supplies to housebound consumers, while risking getting sick.
—Michael Corkery, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2020
With many states mandating stay-at-home orders due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, people are turning to the streaming services to occupy their housebound time.
—Anabel Pasarow, refinery29.com, 24 Mar. 2020
Most housebound trainers offer just a few adjustments, a one-size-fits-most approach that doesn’t effectively mimic real-world riding.
—Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2019
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
In the post-housebound era, if casual toggery becomes the norm for work, will underwire bras go the way of ties, suits and vertiginous heels?
—Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022
Those clients include people who are housebound because of illness or age and are unable to drive.
—Mike Danahey, chicagotribune.com, 1 Jan. 2022
This year, the internet is already dotted with videos of celebrities and others reading the book out loud for housebound seniors, whose pomp and circumstance have been interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
—cleveland, 18 May 2020
Many of these workers, particularly at food delivery companies, have been thrust onto the front line of the coronavirus crisis by ferrying food and supplies to housebound consumers, while risking getting sick.
—Michael Corkery, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2020
With many states mandating stay-at-home orders due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, people are turning to the streaming services to occupy their housebound time.
—Anabel Pasarow, refinery29.com, 24 Mar. 2020
Most housebound trainers offer just a few adjustments, a one-size-fits-most approach that doesn’t effectively mimic real-world riding.
—Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2019
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“Housebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housebound. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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