leash
Example Sentences
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In the aftermath of the housing crisis, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie and Freddie, sought to keep them on a tighter leash, at least for a time.
A young woman with two golden retrievers on tangled leashes gives us a small wave as she passes our bench.
From Literature
Orion pulled on his leash and tried to run out of Glory’s hand.
From Literature
As soon as he reached the lake, Jonathan took the leash off Moose.
From Literature
The party’s longer leash for some creative industries is helping to boost cultural output that had been stifled by regulatory scrutiny in recent years.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
