1. in a difficult or trapped situation with limited options
Usage: informal
2. having a golf ball stuck in a sand bunker
Usage: golf

Examples

• The team was completely bunkered after losing their star player.
• We’re bunkered by the new regulations and can’t proceed.
• His ball was bunkered on the third hole.
• The company found itself bunkered by mounting debts.
• She felt bunkered between two impossible choices.
• The golfer was bunkered near the green.
• They were bunkered in negotiations with no way forward.