tethered
Example Sentences
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In its primordial form, liberalism was a political belief that the building block of society is the individual—an idea tethered loosely to the Christian notion that every single human being contains a divine spark.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
These four new episodes feel structurally tethered to the mothership.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
A $3,500 price tag and cumbersome battery pack tethered to the headset certainly weren’t selling points.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Standing beside a row of tethered punts on the River Stour, boatman James Matharu says while he has heard about other businesses getting cancellations, things are "still pretty busy here".
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
A vehicle was driving into the parking lot, a dusty truck with two goats tethered on the open loading platform.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
Vocabulary lists containing tethered
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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Life Is So Good
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Far from the Tree
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