bind
verb (used with object)
to fasten or secure with a band or bond.
were binding
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past progressiveof bind.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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This combination of techniques enabled the team to determine not just where CNA and PHB were binding but also which genes were being activated or repressed as a result.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2024
“If their decisions were binding, it would solve a lot of problems.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
Shortly before his death, he convened the first council of Catholic bishops at Orleans, whose proclamations were binding on both the Gallo-Roman population and the Franks.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
He watched a soldier return to the man and partly cut loose the plastic handcuffs that were binding his wrists.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2022
It felt, now, as though he made more sense to her, as if the ring were binding her to him.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
