tether

Example Sentences

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Crunch, as a sensation, sometimes works like a gentle tether back to appetite.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026

Hilary, however, feels "totally helpless" and at the end of her tether.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

Online orders are loaded into small takeout-style boxes that are hooked onto a tether attached to a drone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Like most popular stablecoins, tether maintains a one-to-one peg to the U.S. dollar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

He simply closed his hands over the tether to create friction.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir