How to Use tether in a Sentence

tether

1 of 2 noun

• And me — a tether between the two, taut with the force of home.
  — Tessa Love, Longreads, 8 Nov. 2019
• Watch out for anything the tether can get caught around, such as trees or shrubs.
  — Anthony Marcusa, chicagotribune.com, 10 Mar. 2021
• Begin with the tether stretched tight between you and the weight sled.
  — Outside Online, 29 July 2020
• As things stand at the moment, the end of my tether is already well frayed.
  — Joseph Epstein, National Review, 17 Sep. 2020
• The set comes with stakes and tethers to keep him standing tall all season.
  — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
• The two would run side-by-side, each holding the end of a foot-long nylon tether.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2021
• The cars are supposed to have a tether that keeps the wheel attached even in the event of a wreck.
  — Dave Skretta, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• They would be connected by a tether.
  — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
• Here is a frame with the rover hanging on the tether before landing.
  — Rhett Allain, Wired, 3 Mar. 2021
• Both Bitfinex and tether are key cogs in the trading markets.
  — Paul Vigna, WSJ, 23 Feb. 2021
• Another way to keep your phone safe is with a retractable tether.
  — Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
• Those tethers are long enough to let the buoy barrier shift somewhat.
  — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2023
• Rear seats have thoughtful tethers for child seats built into the package shelf.
  — Steven Cole Smith, Car and Driver, 2 Sep. 2023
• Charlie felt the hot slap of the Blight’s anger bleeding through their tether.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
• The podcast is his primary tether to the world.
  — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
• As climbers move across the route they are attached to these fixtures via a tether and harness at all times.
  — Jen Murphy, Outside, 8 Oct. 2025
• One of the strongest cultural tethers here is food.
  — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
• Lawn stakes and tethers are included.
  — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
• These men, nevertheless, were his tethers to the world.
  — Dan Chiasson, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
• Art tethers you to that place and to the importance of preserving that place.
  — Outside, 18 Jan. 2026
• The vaccinated are at the end of their tether with the holdouts.
  — Jeremy S. Levine, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
• Cat was her only tether to something real.
  — Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
• Such as, can a tether be used, or are their family members who can be trusted to keep an eye on them?
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2020
• The devices are then picked up all together with a tool that’s like an ink stamp, breaking the tethers.
  — Roel Baets, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Apr. 2023
• This pack of two phone tether wristlets offers peace of mind when stopping to look at a map, take a call, or snap a picture.
  — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2026
• The length of that tether is going to have a big impact on potential uses.
  — Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com, 24 Sep. 2020
• Pulling against the tether tends to trigger a more aggressive response.
  — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Nov. 2021
• Attach the tether to your vehicle's back seat anchor point.
  — Andee Tagle, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
• And that was really an emotional kind of tether of our arc throughout the movie.
  — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
• Even if these moments feel nice but trivial at first, this daily practice becomes a tether.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

tether

2 of 2 verb

• The dog was tethered to the fence.
• They tethered the horses in the shade.
• Life moves on, grief stays tethered.
  — Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
• That seemed a small price to pay to be tethered to Vince.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
• The lifeboat that was pulled down was still tethered to the wreckage.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week, 1 Mar. 2023
• Many, tethered by metal rods, seem to float just off the wall.
  — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
• Though the platforms will float, they still must be tethered to the seafloor.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
• The cap isn’t tethered to keep it from getting lost or rolling around in the dirt.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 30 Nov. 2022
• Only an air hose and a rope tethered them to the surface.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
• Be sure to tether your bounce house to the ground if using outside.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
• The verse is tethered to the earth; the chorus glides like a 747.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 June 2026
• But the weed inside me tethered my organs and bound my ship to its anchor.
  — Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 6 Feb. 2024
• But being able to tether to your PC opens the door for even more.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 24 Nov. 2021
• Since the deal went down, Iguodala has been tethered to the Griz.
  — Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2019
• The nature of my work tethers me to London.
  — Rohan Banerjee, Time, 23 Aug. 2025
• Or you’re perched on a stool while tethered to a monitor via headset.
  — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2023
• Their fortunes will likely still be tethered to each other down the stretch.
  — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 7 July 2026
• Reiman said dogs suffer when tethered outside and during the race.
  — Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Oct. 2019
• Papini was bound at the waist by a chain, to which her left wrist was tethered with a zip tie.
  — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, 24 Dec. 2019
• Papini was bound at the waist by a chain, which was tethered to her left wrist with a zip tie.
  — Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, 2 Nov. 2019
• Your best bet in this case is to tether your smartphone to your computer and use it for video calls.
  — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2020
• Idle horses should also be tethered.
  — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
• The people who love you are here to help tether you to reality now.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 15 Aug. 2021
• If tethered to the yard, the animal needs to have access to food and water.
  — Laraib Hashmi, Houston Chronicle, 18 Dec. 2019
• Just a few kilometers away, a black bear sniffs and studies the device tethering it to a tree.
  — Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
• With no recognizable rules, there is nothing to tether him.
  — Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 19 May 2026
• By 2024, the 56-year-old was tethered to an oxygen tank.
  — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
• Several feet to our left, four elephants are tethered by chains in different spots around the yard.
  — Kirsten Luce, National Geographic, 29 Oct. 2019
• Nothing in this matter is tethered to copyright law in any meaningful way.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 6 July 2026
• Secrets that could take down a company, an industry; that's a bond that tethers you for life.
  — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025