bounds

/ baʊndz /

plural noun

1. (sometimes singular) a limit; boundary (esp in the phrase know no bounds )

2. something that restrains or confines, esp the standards of a society

   within the bounds of modesty

3. See beat

Example Sentences

Iamaleava’s refusal to slide or run out of bounds might have contributed to his concussion because he’s repeatedly taken big hits as a result of his fearlessness.

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She throws her hearing aids in, bounds over to me, and signs, “What’s wrong?”

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“It’s stretching the bounds of my oath to say so, but the paprika’s essential,” he explained when she hesitated.

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Nevertheless, it isn’t out of bounds to notice how uncannily relevant “The American Revolution” feels.

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Her descriptions of the decision’s alleged damage were unequivocal: “egregiously wrong,” “deeply damaging,” “far outside the bounds of any reasonable interpretation of the various constitutional provisions to which it vaguely pointed.”

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