How to Use harness in a Sentence

harness

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• The pilot strapped himself into his harness before takeoff.
• The clever design doesn't snag on ropes and harness gear loops.
  — WIRED, 28 Sep. 2023
• Then, their harness gets secured, and the same process is repeated as the rest of the pack, about 12 dogs, is picked up.
  — Sydney Page, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2023
• The 100-footer can cruise the seas sans emissions and harness power from the wind to increase speed.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2022
• Just training a cat to wear a harness can take weeks — and some cats simply won’t abide it.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• The service dog was ready for the royal, with a Union Jack flag adorning their harness.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2022
• The leg rest for the child is easy to adjust, and the straps feature a five-point harness and adjustable height levels.
  — Chris Abell, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2023
• To mark the mascot’s official arrival, Prescott helped with the passing of the harness from Jak to Dak.
  — Chris Amaya, Dallas News, 16 Apr. 2023
• Good Samaritans went to their rescue and cut them from the harness.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2022
• The rolling car-to-car shots require strapping in with a harness and dangling out of the back of an open minivan or SUV.
  — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 20 Apr. 2023
• The best-preserved has small wheels, with a harness and saddle painted on its body.
  — Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023
• The Sportages were recalled in 2016 due to corrosion in a wiring harness near the engine control unit.
  — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2022
• Set her up with this great pet-walking kit, fit with a leash, harness and poop bag holder.
  — Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
• There are two kinds of wiring harness that string LED lights together.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 19 Oct. 2022
• The bandana with the bow tie and shirt can also be worn separately for dogs who don’t like the harness.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
• Legaillard then added some aerial flair by grabbing onto a harness and twirling around in the air with the sword in his mouth.
  — USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
• Reedy, a stay-at-home father carrying his 5-month-old in a harness on his chest, was there too.
  — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2022
• Children should stay in a five-point harness seat for as long as possible.
  — Jennifer Brookland, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2023
• And doesn’t that look like a safety harness beneath her red jacket?
  — Mike Wilson, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023
• The boy's parents told officers the cord was a child harness, similar to the ones bought online with a dog leash.
  — The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2023
• Emily didn’t get that strong simply from swinging in a harness all day.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 23 Jan. 2023
• The purpose is to prevent the tail from interfering with the harness and carriage.
  — Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2023
• The pedals are pressure sensitive and the racing-style seat has a six-point harness.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2023
• The back-to-back seats, which do not have over-the-shoulder harnesses, give differing views beyond sky and soil.
  — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2023
• Later, the princess shed her blazer to try her hand at pulling tires across a platform while strapped into a body harness.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Feb. 2023
• There’s even an acoustic section where Pink puts all the props and harnesses to the side to share a raw moment with the audience.
  — Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2023
• Alain Robert, 60, climbs without a harness, using only his bare hands and a pair of climbing shoes.
  — Fox News, 19 Apr. 2023
• After about 12 minutes, Cesar was secured to a harness and brought to the surface.
  — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2022
• Those coats, however, can interfere with the proper harness fit on a child in a car seat.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 20 Dec. 2022
• The sleeves of the jacket were separated from the jacket and attached to a harness underneath.
  — Matthew Herper, STAT, 21 Sep. 2022

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harness

2 of 2 verb

• The horses were harnessed to the wagon.
• Engineers are finding new ways to harness the sun's energy to heat homes.
• They harnessed the power of the waterfall to create electricity.
• The company is harnessing technology to provide better service to its customers.
• Will Auburn be able to keep him and harness his skills?
  — Nubyjas Wilborn | , al, 19 Mar. 2023
• But on any day, you can get harnessed and walk the catwalk 25 feet beneath the bridge with a guide.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 19 July 2023
• Shaming some dude is, of course, just one of the many powers of the internet that Jean has harnessed.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2023
• And our job is to figure out what to harness for this audience.
  — Nekesa Mumbi Moody, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2023
• The toughness between the ears that Schauffele has harnessed is unique, Hoffman said.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
• Over the course of his decades-long career, he's harnessed the power of the stars tied to entertainment and trends worldwide.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
• Over her lifetime, the Sun Queen would earn more than 20 patents, nearly all of which had to do with harnessing the power of that great big burning ball in the sky.
  — Johanna Mayer, Scientific American, 16 Nov. 2023
• There can be real good that comes out of that, and if it’s harnessed in the wrong way, real negativity.
  — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
• And this year, the two are hopeful former lottery picks like Reddish and Jaxson Hayes can harness their talent.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• Efforts by streamers to harness some of the format’s power have not been successful.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Apr. 2023
• This time, he's started to harness rhetoric once used by Adolf Hitler to argue migrants are poisoning the blood of America.
  — Seung Min Kim, arkansasonline.com, 1 Mar. 2024
• Our six-part mindfulness guide will inform and inspire you to reduce stress while learning how to harness it.
  — Issy Ronald, CNN, 2 Oct. 2023
• So, like Benjamin Franklin lifting his kite and key in the lightning storm, Arnn harnesses the power of the culture wars for his own purposes.
  — Emma Green, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
• She’s also seen running through a field, writing in a notebook, and, at one point, seemingly harnessing a ball of light.
  — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2024
• First-year coach Jim Montgomery has harnessed an offensive juggernaut that’s cruising to record wins and points.
  — John Hancock, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
• The progress of rookie righthander Hunter Brown, who may be harnessing one of baseball's more impressive young arsenals.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 25 Apr. 2023
• The Awaken Skylight harnesses light from above and helps with one's circadian rhythm.
  — Bridget Degnan, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2023
• The first person to harness this power was Georg Cantor, the founder of the mathematical subfield of set theory.
  — Quanta Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
• Frye Veronica harness short booties A classic black boot will go with nearly every look, no matter the season.
  — Porter Simmons, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2023
• Now here was Huffman with an idea that would harness some of that value—and in his view, secure Reddit’s survival—by charging admission to the machines.
  — Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
• These animals are welcome to travel in the cabin with passengers but must fit by a passenger's feet and must be harnessed or leashed at all times.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2023
• Vaulted ceilings add volume, and windows were strategically placed to harness light and provide glimpses of the sky via clerestory windows and open views over the leafy canyon thanks to vast planes of glass.
  — Mark David, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2023
• While lies and dirty-trick campaigns are not uncommon in the world of politics and business, this would be one of the first times that A.I. has been harnessed to smear a company in the halls of power in Washington.
  — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 1 May 2023
• It is rotated 30 degrees on the rectangular parcel to harness southern light and capture ocean breezes for cooling the home on warm days.
  — Mark David, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2023
• Republicans who have harnessed their party to activists who want to loosen gun laws offer prayers for the victims and talk vaguely about a mental health crisis.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 8 May 2023
• In 2021, an Instagram account emerged that harnessed the frustration of crewmembers fed up with the status quo of sprawling hours on film and television sets.
  — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024