How to Use bind over in a Sentence

bind over

verb

• Defense attorneys argued there was no probable cause to bind over their clients during their closings.
  — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2024
• Miller, who was bound over for trial in October 2022, has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
  — Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
• Next up Durbin's attorney, Goldstein, didn't have a lengthy argument against bind over, with the exception of the charge Simpson threw out.
  — Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2020
• Ascher and Fraker were both bound over for trial March 10 after pleading not guilty.
  — Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
• That case has been bound over to a state grand jury for indictment consideration.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 8 Mar. 2023
• Morrison has long been caught in a political bind over climate change.
  — NBC News, 25 Nov. 2021
• Based on how one-upmanship traditionally works in the pickup-truck wars, though, expect the Ram 1500 REV to barely edge its rivals rather than bound over them.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 18 Feb. 2023
• That's put some diehard Republicans who may not agree with typical Democratic election policies in a bind over whom to vote for.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 10 Oct. 2022
• Morrison has been in a political bind over climate change.
  — NBC News, 26 Oct. 2021
• Meade, however, didn’t want to wait, and after listening to the witnesses presented by the prosecution, the case was bound over to Ada County’s District Court.
  — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
• House Republicans were able to put Biden and Senate Democrats in a political bind over the criminal code revision.
  — Ashraf Khalil, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
• The standoff has put Johnson in a bind over how to piece together a plan that a majority of the House can support but that also doesn’t lead to a revolt by hard-liners closely watching his leadership.
  — Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
• But with indications that omicron might be a milder variant despite its extraordinary ability to infect people, politicians were caught in a bind over whether to spoil yet another party or play it safe to make sure health care systems don't collapse.
  — Fox News, 27 Dec. 2021
• But with indications that omicron might be a milder variant despite its extraordinary ability to infect people, politicians were caught in a bind over whether to spoil yet another party or play it safe to make sure health care systems don’t collapse.
  — Raf Casert, chicagotribune.com, 27 Dec. 2021
• The supply shortages are eroding trust in LNG’s reliability and affordability in some emerging Asian countries, leaving them in a bind over how to rebalance their energy mix, analysts and industry experts said.
  — Benoît Morenne and Phred Dvorak, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2022

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024