leash
Example Sentences
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Sri Lanka's police kennels department was mobilised to ensure that local street dogs did not attack Aloka, who was led on a leash held by an army commando.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
"But at this stage, absolutely off the leash, both of them, as long as there's always this kind of margin between the cars. We are fine."
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
She has a ring on a chain around her neck that she absentmindedly pulls, almost as though she’s got herself on a leash.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Colonel Parker, Elvis’s manager, kept his cash cow on a leash, tethering him first to middling B-pictures, then to casinos.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
Rootbeer takes off down the block, dragging me behind her with the leash.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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