How to Use bind in a Sentence

bind

1 of 2 verb

• He doesn't like to wear clothes that bind.
• The machine binds the hay into bales.
• She bound her hair in a ponytail.
• The Orioles tanked and now they are bound for the playoffs.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
• In 1914, Hans Stein boarded a barge on the west side of Okeechobee bound for the Glades.
  — Michael Adno, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2024
• Duct tape had been used to bind JJ’s wrists, and his body had been wrapped in black plastic.
  — Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
• The silk satin pillow scarves are bound to connect too.
  — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2024
• Large eggs: To help bind the filling for a light but set texture.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
• Any day that starts with these tender apple muffins is bound to be a good one.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023
• All four women were found in the same area of the beach, bound in the same fashion, according to police.
  — Arielle Schwartz, ABC News, 18 July 2023
• No longer bound by the need for a desktop or laptop computer, file with ease on the go!
  — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
• Tylee had been dismembered and burned; J.J. was wrapped in plastic and bound by duct tape.
  — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
• The tahini and the tang of the pickled mango in the amba bound all the components together.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
• The board is bound by law to report crimes to local law enforcement.
  — The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024
• But, the coziness doesn't stop there; the brand has even more comfy options that are bound to win you over.
  — Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2024
• Regardless, you’re bound to have at least one of these songs on repeat to help power you through the week.
  — Cydney Lee, Billboard, 31 July 2023
• Her hands and feet were bound and her mouth covered in tape, officials said.
  — Melissa Alonso, CNN, 26 Sep. 2023
• You’re bound to wear the comfy, durable, timeless sandals on repeat for the rest of summer.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
• The binding is made from vegan leather, and the covers are cherry or maple wood.
  — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
• He and other board members are bound by the same lockup agreement.
  — Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
• Other than that, just to get to know this person again, this adult, it’s bound to have a massive effect on Del.
  — Megan Vick, Variety, 1 Apr. 2024
• And Brian says he is bound and determined to be here when that happens.
  — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 26 Nov. 2023
• Print matters—whether bound in a book or cut into pattern pieces.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2023
• Most are dancing with a cocktail in one hand and a stack of records in the other, each bound by a paper belt about three inches wide.
  — Will Cady, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
• With so much to see, and so many people bound to see it, the Metro seems to be arriving right on time, a perfect symbol for a city on the move.
  — Ian Volner, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2023
• With low-Earth orbit satellites set to double in the near future, tensions in space, and here on the ground are bound to increase.
  — Jean-François Morizur, Fortune Europe, 8 Mar. 2024
• It’s bound to work well with nearly any table arrangement, thanks to its creamy hue.
  — Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
• Either way, set a goal to volunteer with your partner and you’re bound to feel even closer.
  — Tianna Soto, Women's Health, 27 July 2023
• In the 19th century, George Browne, a descendant of the family, bound the letters in leather.
  — Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
• Those who don't file a claim will lose any rights to sue Verizon over these issues and also be legally bound by all orders and judgments the court makes on the lawsuit.
  — James Powel, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024

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bind

2 of 2 noun

• It's a real bind having to meet all these deadlines.
• And this puts the black performer in a rather grim bind.
  — Samantha N. Sheppard, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2022
• But if Biden were to leave the race right now, Democrats would be in more of a bind.
  — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2024
• The talent on the roster is clear, and that’s enough to put the Bengals in a bind if the matchup comes to fruition.
  — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 7 Jan. 2023
• Don’t leave her in a bind; don’t put shock value on it.
  — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2023
• All this means that later this year, the Fed could find itself in a bind once again.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 4 May 2022
• In late 1995, Illinois state Sen. Alice Palmer was in a bind.
  — Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Jan. 2022
• Salaries went up, but a very restrictive hard cap has put teams in a bind.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2022
• And that leaves drivers in a bind: Drive the packages to the police, or go ahead and make the delivery?
  — David Ingram, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2022
• The misplay put left-hander Tarik Skubal in a bind from the beginning.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2023
• Besides, the way Lloyd explained it, the Pac-12 ran into a bind this season.
  — Bruce Pascoe, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2022
• But Ukraine, where about 8% of farmland is out of action because of the war, is already in a bind.
  — Clare Sebastian, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
• If Watt and Allen get better offers, the Cardinals will be in a huge bind.
  — Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 25 Dec. 2022
• The Ukrainians learned of the general’s plans anyway, putting the Americans in a bind.
  — Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022
• Frazier said that this jump might put State Farm in a financial bind.
  — Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
• And when in this particular bind, the best step is the one the FDA appears to have taken: revert to the basics.
  — Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 3 Apr. 2022
• Their help could get you out of a real bind in the near future -- even as soon as later today.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2023
• The second point is the most important one and explains the bind anxious CEOs now find themselves in.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 24 Feb. 2024
• But so far, no agreement has been made, putting the distilleries into a bind.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
• The company’s bind underscores the risks of celebrity deals.
  — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2023
• When the correct key binds to the correct neuronal lock, though, the receptor sends a complex message to the brain.
  — Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2023
• Later in the game, LeVert put San Antonio’s defense in the same bind.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 10 Feb. 2022
• Mason doesn’t think the church has to be in such a theological bind.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Mar. 2022
• But his provocative tweets have unnerved Ugandans and put his father in a bind.
  — Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023
• And the move didn't put the franchise in too much of an additional financial bind.
  — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
• These loans exist for people who need to get out of a bind fast and need money to complete their purchase.
  — USA Today, 21 Dec. 2022
• This has put Murphy and her fellow moderates in a bind.
  — New York Times, 29 June 2022
• The Socialist mayor of Paris, who supports the strikers, found herself in a bind.
  — Elaine Ganley, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Mar. 2023
• If that flow is severed, several countries will be in a bind.
  — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2022
• The law puts local governments in a financial bind, county officials say.
  — Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 12 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024