Example Sentences

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Boxes are typically bolted into concrete or chained in place.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

It is what’s known as a privilege escalation exploit, and if it were chained together with other attacks it could be used by a hacker to seize control of the computer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Outside the capital's national police facility known as Zone 7, family members had chained themselves to prison gates, while some had spent weeks sleeping in tents.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

It is unreasonable and unrealistic to ask the tourists to be chained to the nets, or spend every moment away from cricket locked in their rooms.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

“Oh,” Mal whispered, and Christopher, following her gaze, realized with a jolt that the centaur was chained.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell