put in harness
Example Sentences
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He’s put in harness and becomes the member of a dogsled team hauling mail to prospectors drawn to the frigid fastness of the Yukon in the hunt for the yellow stuff.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 19, 2020
Two dogs, not choosing to allow themselves to be caught and put in harness, had been still left behind at the last encampment.
From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by McClintock, Francis Leopold
He endeavored to persuade himself that learning and dullness went hand in hand, and that genius was not to be put in harness.
From Oliver Goldsmith A Biography by Irving, Washington
We can never expect that the Mississippi will be absolutely put in harness.
From The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis
Ah, one must be caught young, and put in harness early, to lead such an existence as that and be content!
From Peter Ibbetson by Du Maurier, George
