bounds
Britishplural noun
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(sometimes singular) a limit; boundary (esp in the phrase know no bounds )
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something that restrains or confines, esp the standards of a society
within the bounds of modesty
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See beat
Example Sentences
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Sen. Adam Schiff called it “out of touch,” White House historian Edward Lengel said it “transcends the bounds of tastelessness.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Now she’s got everybody out of bounds, then she taps it real soft and it falls in front of them.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
In practice, it means that olive groves, fields with crops and even the cemetery are, in effect, now out of bounds to their owners in the village.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
He added that his government's stance was "absolute cooperation with allies, but always within the bounds of international law".
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Before he bounds away he yells, “Trusting fool! You will never reach the border!”
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
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