tether

Example Sentences

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She said she had been at the end of her tether, feeling dizzy and her headlight had gone out.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

My wife and I were in Paris during the tragedy and a decade later, the emotional tether I feel to the city remains taut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

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

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026

Faced with escalating U.S. sanctions in 2020, Venezuela’s state-run oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, or PdVSA, began demanding payments in tether to bypass the traditional banking system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 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