leash

Example Sentences

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Colonel Parker, Elvis’s manager, kept his cash cow on a leash, tethering him first to middling B-pictures, then to casinos.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

For over a year now, investors have been focusing on the return on Big Tech’s investment, and keeping the AI spenders on a short leash.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

And he keeps a tight leash on a group of contestants who operate at various degrees of charming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

It’s a leash — and everyone holding it just realized they’re on the wrong end.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025

It was easier to hold the leash than it had been to try to hold on to her tree.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret