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How to use impound in a sentence

14 example sentences · verb, noun

Impound means to shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound. Example: “His car was impounded after he parked it illegally.”

Examples of impound by meaning

verbTo shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.

  • His car was impounded after he parked it illegally.

verbTo hold back.

  • water impounded by a dam

verbTo hold in the custody of a court or its delegate.

  • to impound stray cattle
  • to impound a document for safekeeping.
  • I particularly enjoyed the tale of the Folkestone tank engine, which, in October, 1886, was impounded by H.1963 September, “New Books: The Locomotives of the South Eastern Railway”, in Modern Railways, page 216

nounA place in which impounded things are stored.

  • "You're gonna drive me to the impound so I can get my car?"1997, Edward Bunker, Dog Eat Dog, page 36

nounThe state of being impounded.

  • I already checked that out, and Keller has never called to get it out of impound.2010, Neal Locke, No Plan, page 161

nounThat which has been impounded.

  • He handed the keys to the woman and pointed toward the corner of the lot where the impounds were stored.2002, James E. Wollrab, Malfeasance, page 190

More sentences with impound

  • In the mangrove-type salt marsh, the entire marsh must be canaled or impounded.1968, Louisiana State University, Proceedings, page 165. From the entry canal
  • No arrests were made and no cars were impounded.2024 September 30, J.R. Stone, “Vallejo neighbors angry after sideshow participants climb up and damage their roof”, in KGO-TV, archived…. From the entry Napa County
  • The sluices of the great dams were closed and the floodwater impounded and held there, to be let out slowly over the succeeding weeks.2000 February 15, United States Army Corps of Engineers, quoting William B. Newcomb, “Letter from Mr. William B. Newcomb to Mr. Tod D.…. From the entry river bottom
  • Six New Englanders broke into a warehouse at night, took the impounded gear, rerigged the schooner, and slipped away on the flood tide.1997, Mark Kurlansky, Cod, page 227. From the entry rerig
  • The Lighthouse Winmore, which was chartered by a Taiwanese company, was impounded by South Korean customs authorities at the port of Yeosu on November 24 following an inspection.2017 December 30, “Hong Kong ship crew questioned in S. Korea for oil transfer to North”, in France 24, sourced from Seoul (AFP), archived…. From the entry Yeosu
  • Hapua take the form of generally coast-parallel bodies of predominantly fresh water impounded by a long, narrow spit formed of coarse sediments by longshore drift offsetting at a river mouth.2000 April, R. M. Kirk, G. A. Lauder, “Two types of coastal lagoon, South Island, New Zealand” (chapter 3), in Significant coastal lagoon…. From the entry hapua

Meaning of impound

  1. verb To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.
  2. verb To hold back.
  3. verb To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate.

Full definition of impound

Questions about impound in a sentence

How do you use impound in a sentence?
Impound is used as a verb and noun. For example: “His car was impounded after he parked it illegally.”
What is a short sentence with impound?
“to impound stray cattle”
What does impound mean?
Impound means to shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.

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