tethered
Example Sentences
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Meir rode the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm to the worksites, while Adenot remained tethered to the station.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
As for Mr. Boorman, who was wearing such protection, he says he later discovered that it wasn’t tethered to anything.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
With rare exception, the camera stays tethered to the vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
"People are moving away from the traditional mindset that certain jobs must be tethered to a specific gender," Chen Ning, the 27-year-old founder, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
It floated serenely at treetop height and was tethered with ropes to a circle of stakes that had been hammered firmly into the earth.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing tethered
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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Far from the Tree
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