bound
Example Sentences
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A group of seven women and 12 children linked to Islamic State fighters are bound for Australia after years in Syria, the Australian interior minister said on Tuesday.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Its language is bound to become more hawkish, Budaghyan said.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
A friendly game against, er, whoever, or a momentous day for the Scottish national team and the chosen ones bound for the States - same difference.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
That’s bound to change soon, given their uncommon abilities to handle golf’s most difficult tests.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The sphinxes’ strength, Christopher saw, was dizzying: they leaped like coiled springs upward over the rock, covering twenty feet at a bound.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Vocabulary lists containing bound
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Two-Faced Words: Contronyms
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