be bound
Example Sentences
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Even at a White House viewed as friendly to business, a United and American combination would be bound to raise serious concerns.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
“He just wouldn’t be bound by any of it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
He will serve 150 hours community service, pay £199 in costs, and be bound by a Criminal Behaviour Order for three years.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations, admitted to some trepidation at telling a Hall of Famer that he would be bound for the postseason bullpen.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025
“We’d be bound to give the money to her.”
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
