be bound
Example Sentences
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Even with 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
It’s further proof that an award dictated by length needn’t be bound by anything else.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
“He just wouldn’t be bound by any of it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
As the stolen items were believed to be bound for online sales, police urged consumers to not buy cheap goods from the web.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025
His eyelids were freezing together, and soon they would be bound shut as ice pellets whipped his face from all directions.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
