leash

Example Sentences

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“I’m pulling his leash and screaming and trying to do everything you’re told to do.”

From Los Angeles Times

Abandoned at the airport with nothing but a leash and a lot of confusion, a young goldendoodle has landed somewhere better than any arrival gate — on the couch of the officer who rescued him.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite the screwball setup, “The Hitch” is, as much as anything, a moving meditation on loneliness, longing and familial short leashes.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the aftermath of the housing crisis, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie and Freddie, sought to keep them on a tighter leash, at least for a time.

From The Wall Street Journal

A young woman with two golden retrievers on tangled leashes gives us a small wave as she passes our bench.

From Literature