bind

Example Sentences

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For instance, one of the Bible’s best-known passages has God test Abraham by demanding he bind and sacrifice Isaac.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

That leaves the BOJ in a familiar bind: Hike too soon and risk clipping fragile growth, or hold back and risk damaging household confidence, plus U.S. scrutiny if the yen weakens excessively.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Many economists say India's growth model helps explain the bind.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

More rarely, I’ll buy books new, though usually only if I’m in a bind and need something to read for a trip.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2026

For a minute it hurts even more as the bandage material, the human cell whatever the hell she talked about, crawls into the wounds and makes a bind.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness