tether
Example Sentences
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It’s like my cousin is tethered to me by an invisible braid that we cannot unravel until Labor Day.
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A tether to his house and his bidding.
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The girl’s spirit shimmered above her, connected to her body by a dozen delicate white tethers, like the whiskery roots of a mushroom.
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Scanners tethered to a smartphone help them find the packages on long rows of shelves.
He thought it was completely rational to tether me to some man before my wicked acts came to light.
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