strap

Example Sentences

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In just a few weeks, the four astronauts will be strapped into a spacecraft, perched on the top of the rocket, ready to blast off to the Moon.

From BBC

Ser Duncan the Tall, is a strapping but awkward young man with little confidence and few skills.

From Los Angeles Times

Then she handed me some bags to strap on—they were filled with corn cakes and apples, but I didn’t know why.

From Literature

On graduation day from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in San Francisco, she and her parents drove down to Koreatown, Hampton’s first neighborhood in L.A., with a mattress strapped to the car.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead of bolting, he kept shifting uneasily, fidgeting with the straps of his backpack.

From Literature