leash
noun
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
leashed
Example Sentences
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“My position on the closure is I see it as a loan the city gave us during an emergency pandemic,” said Roche, a car-shop owner who was cradling his leashed Bengal cat, named Cheetah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Residents there strolled past shops with a cup of coffee in one hand and leashed pets in the other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
But because the leashed dog dispatched another, whatever the reason apparently, or perhaps because the guy hired someone like Alina Habba for his attorney, the dog went down.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2024
Many human-bear interactions could be avoided if people took basic precautions, such as not leaving food out, keeping their pets inside or leashed, and storing trash in bear-proof receptacles.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 25, 2023
“And your croaking, if called for. And we shall not rest until Bertha is found and securely leashed, for her safe return to this very POE. Understood?”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
