harness
noun
the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal.
harnesses
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pluralof harness.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof harness (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
harnessnounthe combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal.
Example Sentences
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Agent coding harnesses set security and access limits on software built with AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
That harnesses a network of roughly 200 task forces comprising over 4,000 personnel from federal, state and local agencies.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
He’s long advocated for lap belts or safety harnesses on theme park rides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
This limits event risk and harnesses time decay, the term for how options lose value each day closer to expiration.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
When we kids played around the mule barn, we peeked through its dirty, screened windows to look at the ghostly stalls and the ancient harnesses.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
