be bound
Example Sentences
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It’s further proof that an award dictated by length needn’t be bound by anything else.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
“He just wouldn’t be bound by any of it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
According to Smith, the seized tanker was believed to be bound for Cuba, and had previously been suspected of moving Iranian crude.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025
Yet the Supreme Court, which is supposed to be bound by lower courts’ factual findings, permitted it to go forward.
From Slate • Aug. 20, 2025
Bronden said that later the stems could be bound together to make long-lasting torches to replace the ones that had been lost when Ellis fled.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
