bound to
Example Sentences
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Several polls conducted earlier this year found nearly half of Norway's population felt the crown princess could not become queen, even though it was always bound to happen.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
“This is bound to be repeated again,” Dunn said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
“When six alpha females get together there’s bound to be drama, but we never go to bed angry,” says Rachel Castaldi, a part-time preschool teacher in Princeton, N.J.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
"When individuals take a pledge before a Buddha image, at a temple, or within their community, they feel bound to honour their word," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Halfway there he thinks perhaps he should have worn his scarf, but the day is bound to get warmer as it goes along.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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