tether

Example Sentences

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They have sleeping bags that tether to the wall to keep them from floating around the capsule.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Crunch, as a sensation, sometimes works like a gentle tether back to appetite.

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026

Hilary, however, feels "totally helpless" and at the end of her tether.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

By one estimate, almost 80% of Venezuela’s oil revenue is collected in stablecoins like tether, a local economist, Asdrúbal Oliveros, said on a recent podcast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

I would tether Frightful to a hemlock bough above me and splash her from time to time.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George