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
Binance’s investigators found that Blessed had transferred more than $1 billion in tether to the IRGC-run Entity A network between November 2024 and August 2025, directly or through other Binance account holders, according to documents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
She said she had been at the end of her tether, feeling dizzy and her headlight had gone out.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
Crunch, as a sensation, sometimes works like a gentle tether back to appetite.
From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026
"Dr. Beck," Vogel said, "we have passed closest approach point and you are now getting further away. You have one hundred and sixty-nine meters of tether left. Enough for fourteen seconds."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Vocabulary lists containing tether
The Cay
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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"Hitching a Ride"
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