tethered
Example Sentences
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With rare exception, the camera stays tethered to the vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
They can wind up with a form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease like emphysema, tethered to oxygen as their health declines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
"People are moving away from the traditional mindset that certain jobs must be tethered to a specific gender," Chen Ning, the 27-year-old founder, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Blakesley said they padded out a rubble sack and tethered it to rope so it would float, before using a sample pole to gently nudge the eggs into the bag.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
And the seagulls kept coming, and James caught them one after the other and tethered them to the peach stem.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
Vocabulary lists containing tethered
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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Far from the Tree
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