be bunkered

idiom

: to have one's golf ball in a sand trap
He was bunkered on the second hole.

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His family will be bunkered in a house in Arizona to await the call with the draft held in Green Bay. Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025 Putin may be bunkered and warmongering in isolation, but the sense of uncertainty and danger surrounding the war is only deepening. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022

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“Be bunkered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20bunkered. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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