strapped
Americanadjective
adjective
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Example Sentences
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Raducanu had her left thigh strapped after slipping on the grass while changing direction in the fifth game of the second set of her quarter-final.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
Another correspondent in the coastal city of Sidon, further north, saw displaced people arriving from Tyre, some with belongings strapped to the roofs of their cars.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Waldorf was strapped into a five-point harness in the back of an ambulance and began the bumpy ride along rural roads.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Many U.S. consumers are already strapped for cash, saving little and feeling the sting of higher prices at the gas pump, as the purchasing power of their paychecks has flagged.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
The mob dispersed, and people headed off to other, equally dangerous rides where they were strapped into harnesses and jerked into the sky to tempt their own untimely deaths.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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