bind

Example Sentences

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The situation puts central banks in a bind on inflation and interest rates.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

It promises to help boost the body’s production of follistatin, a protein that controls what other proteins can bind to our cells.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

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

“They’re just caught in this structural bind that weaker parties always have in an alliance with a stronger party,” said Gregory Gause, an analyst of U.S.-Gulf ties at the Middle East Institute in Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

“What an honor, your Highness. But why do you bind an ally?”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine