How to Use bind over in a Sentence

bind over

verb

• Bowie was bound over for trial on Tuesday.
  — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
• The case was bound over to circuit court in June 2024.
  — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
• Kerr was charged in October and bound over for trial in circuit court last week.
  — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
• His case was bound over to a grand jury, which is expected to be scheduled in the coming months.
  — Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Aug. 2024
• If a judge determines there is enough evidence to go to trial, the case is bound over to circuit court.
  — M.l. Elrick, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2024
• The case is now bound over to Wayne County Circuit Court.
  — Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 8 June 2026
• If indicted, the defendant is bound over for trial.
  — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
• Morrison has long been caught in a political bind over climate change.
  — NBC News, 25 Nov. 2021
• Either side would have the right to appeal Simmons’ ruling, whether the group is bound over for trial or not.
  — Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
• That case has been bound over to a state grand jury for indictment consideration.
  — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 8 Mar. 2023
• Defense attorneys argued there was no probable cause to bind over their clients during their closings.
  — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2024
• Crivello found there was enough probable cause for the criminal case against Burks to be bound over for trial.
  — Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2024
• Even those facing the most severe charges appear before a magistrate judge before their case can be bound over to the district court.
  — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2026
• Miller, who was bound over for trial in October 2022, has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
  — Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
• The gorillas clearly recognize them, often abandoning play to bound over to the glass and gesture with their hands to see a phone.
  — Andrew Keatts, Axios, 24 July 2024
• Ascher and Fraker were both bound over for trial March 10 after pleading not guilty.
  — Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
• Sandoval's case was transferred to criminal court in January and bound over to a grand jury, according to court records.
  — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Feb. 2025
• That's put some diehard Republicans who may not agree with typical Democratic election policies in a bind over whom to vote for.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 10 Oct. 2022
• In May, Lucido's office stated in a release that Nichols was bound over for trial on five counts to the county's circuit court.
  — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 24 June 2024
• An Eastpointe elementary school parent who is accused of threatening a teacher after his child did not receive a snack time was bound over to circuit court.
  — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
• Next up Durbin's attorney, Goldstein, didn't have a lengthy argument against bind over, with the exception of the charge Simpson threw out.
  — Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2020
• All of this could leave states — including Connecticut — in a bind over how to move ahead with their own environmental and climate initiatives and mandates.
  — Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
• She was previously bound over for trial on three counts of child neglect and three counts of welfare fraud involving nearly $30,000.
  — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
• Stanley Butts, 58, was bound over to the Third Circuit Court in Wayne County on April 27.
  — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
• House Republicans were able to put Biden and Senate Democrats in a political bind over the criminal code revision.
  — Ashraf Khalil, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
• Travis Turner of Roseville was bound over on one count of operating while intoxicated, causing death, and one count of possession of a firearm while under the influence.
  — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 13 May 2026
• The standoff has put Johnson in a bind over how to piece together a plan that a majority of the House can support but that also doesn’t lead to a revolt by hard-liners closely watching his leadership.
  — Abigail Hauslohner, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
• State prosecutors had also hinted at an ongoing investigation in the months after the incident, including at the April hearing during which he was bound over for trial.
  — Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 7 Oct. 2025
• Defense attorneys fought hard to keep the video from being made public in court, arguing that broadcasting it would likely taint the jury pool in case Robinson is bound over for trial at the end of the preliminary hearing.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 9 July 2026
• Assistant Prosecutor Carmen DeFranco moved to bind over Booker on all counts.
  — Christina Hall, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025