bound
Example Sentences
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It takes great courage to look into the past with clear eyes, especially when what you’ll see is bound to remain hazy, forcing you to squint and carve out whatever truth you can from it.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
As it turns out, even companies that defy the laws of gravity are bound by the laws of economics.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Its language is bound to become more hawkish, Budaghyan said.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
A friendly game against, er, whoever, or a momentous day for the Scottish national team and the chosen ones bound for the States - same difference.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
In the murky and curious period from early February to June 2007, the subprime mortgage market resembled a giant helium balloon, bound to earth by a dozen or so big Wall Street firms.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing bound
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Two-Faced Words: Contronyms
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