strapped
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of strapped
Example Sentences
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The fuel hangs precariously from the sides of his bike, strapped on with rope and string.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
With a smartphone strapped to her head, Indian housewife Nagireddy Sriramyachandra films herself slicing mangoes to train AI-powered robots to take on household jobs in the future.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
‘I feel like I’m living a lie’: My husband and I pretend we’re strapped for cash in front of friends.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
I strapped my two-year-old in a hiking carrier, and went for a walk up a winding dirt trail.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The mob dispersed, and people headed off to other, equally dangerous rides where they were strapped into harnesses and jerked into the sky to tempt their own untimely deaths.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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