chained
Example Sentences
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Searching for "secret information" that could help it cheat the evaluation, the OpenAI system "chained together multiple attack vectors, including using stolen credentials".
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Nobody knows how, since the bell’s been chained up for such a long time that the metal links have rusted.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
Boxes are typically bolted into concrete or chained in place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
By contrast, the German Reich was unfortunate in its ally Austria-Hungary during World War I; one observer likened it to “being chained to a rotting corpse.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
The faraway look of her eyes must have been the muntu of Ruth May, chained to this briefly belligerent child through forelife, life, and afterlife, peering out through her sockets.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
