harness
noun
the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal.
harnessed
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past participleof harness.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof harness.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
harnessnounthe combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal.
Example Sentences
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From its early days, the store, called JapanLA, harnessed the internet to promote its products, using MySpace to connect with what was at the time a niche community: Los Angeles fans of kawaii culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Winston Churchill harnessed the power of radio, but thought television a vulgar diversion.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Edwards has harnessed the language of European modernism to tell a singularly, painfully American story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Which food molecules could be harnessed to develop new drugs, or new foods?
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
Then, on the twenty-third, the men harnessed themselves to the boats again and resumed the backbreaking haul across the ice.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
