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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Prof Alan Woodward, of the University of Surrey, told the BBC there was a risk open-source models might end up in the wrong hands, but they could also be harnessed for cyber-defence.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
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
It is a position the iPhone-maker hasn’t found itself in since Cook harnessed the company’s purchasing power to squeeze rock-bottom costs from suppliers and shift expensive assets from Apple’s balance sheet to theirs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Which food molecules could be harnessed to develop new drugs, or new foods?
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
A group of men had harnessed themselves to a fire wagon that held a large tank of water, but one of the wheels broke and it proved too heavy to drag.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
