yoke

Example Sentences

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Someone has to yoke the memory of Iran’s pre-1979 past to a live possibility of a better future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The “Texas is back!” meme has hung like a yoke on the Bevo steer mascot since 2016.

From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2023

He commended developing countries for “shaking off the yoke of colonialism.”

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2023

One gallery shows what life was like at the mission through paintings, legal documents and an 18th century agricultural yoke.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2023

As soon as the animals had drunk he put the yoke back.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya