yoked

Example Sentences

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If Piker could become yoked, then anything was possible.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2025

For too long, cottage cheese was unfairly yoked to the diet industrial complex or discarded as an old-school, if virtuous, deli or diner side.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2023

Instead of being yoked to outfit sets, “you had the ability to mix and match a skirt with a more formal top,” says fashion historian Sara Idacavage, an instructor at the University of Georgia.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2023

Rather than trying to bury Mr. Bush’s casual vocal mannerisms under flowery phrases, Mr. Gerson yoked them with concise, plain language, peppered with alliteration and religious references.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2022

The horses had been bridled and yoked to the car.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton