bound
Example Sentences
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The child was not one of the 20 babies bound for Singapore.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
But, as he continues to captivate a nation on the tournament's centre stage, just a short walk from where he grew up, this Fery-tale run does not appear bound by precedent.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
It is alarming that we live in a moment of widespread ignorance that CPS caseworkers, like all fallible government officials, are bound by the Constitution.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
The American people can’t be reduced to an ethnic Folk bound by ties of blood and soil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Mrs. Clarke convinced him to let the Incorrigible children assist, as they were still quite young and were bound to have more insight into what a baby might like than an older person would.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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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