strapped
Example Sentences
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To use the robotic hands, sensors are strapped to my fingers and I'm given a few simple instructions.
From BBC
They all strapped in, and Auntie North handled the business with the pilot.
From Literature
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By law, children under a certain weight have to ride in the back, strapped into an appropriate car seat or booster.
From Literature
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Vonn was eventually strapped into a stretcher and winched into the air by a rescue helicopter as the crowd applauded.
From Barron's
“You might have been their age once, but it was different circumstances then. The cost of housing has gone up more than salaries, and young people are strapped.”
From MarketWatch
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