Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for bondage.
Definitions

bondage

[bon-dij] / ˈbɒn dɪdʒ /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

For St. Augustine, desire was the bondage of the divided self, which willed the good but somehow willed more strongly not to do it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"Slavery-like conditions", as defined by Brazilian law, include debt bondage and work that violates human dignity.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024

It is well known that the 14th Amendment revolutionized our Constitution, changing a document that sanctioned bondage into one that promised liberation and equal citizenship.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2024

The wrapping marks, cut into the clay like a memory made concrete, oscillate between signs of painful bondage and a warm embrace, a tension both social and artistic in 1970s Korean culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2024

He told and retold the story of the children of Israel, and how they escaped from bondage, to a group of slaves who were his followers.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry




Vocabulary lists containing bondage