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verb

past tense of leash

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of leashed
Adjective
Dogs must remain leashed throughout the event. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025 In New York, leashed dogs can sit with their owners indoors. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 Wildlife officials were reminding people hiking in rural areas with dogs to keep them leashed and make sure their animals are up to date on their vaccines. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025 Bets of all, leashed dogs are welcome both inside and out. Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025 People brought their leashed pups and families with small children visited the youth artists area in Port Clinton Square where large bubble making offered the opportunity to try bubble art before buying from a vendor. Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025 The upper half of the trail is open to hikers, equestrians, and leashed dogs. Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
All dogs must be leashed in public places, with a leash no more than six feet in length to be in compliance. Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025 Locals, for example, should keep their pets leashed when on walks, at parks and in other public spaces. Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025 The park has several signs saying all dogs on the premises must be leashed and that owners must pick up after their dogs. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025 Despite some ongoing discussion about lifting the limit to that same 750 watts, EU countries still keep street-legal ebikes leashed at 250 watts. New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025 Dogs are welcome, but they must be leashed at all times. Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025 Moments into the melody, a passing dog, leashed beside its owner, halted and began to howl in pitch with the jazz music. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 Dogs are welcome but be leashed and must be cleaned up after. Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Some venue welcome leashed dogs both indoors and outdoors and while others partner with animal rescue organizations. Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leashed
Adjective
  • Margot Robbie chose a caged black Alaïa sandal at a Los Angeles photocall last month while Meagan Good has circled lace-up pairs from Jessica Rich and Alevì Milano in July.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Falcons looked to have tied the game up in the fourth quarter with less than five minutes to go on Drake London’s third touchdown catch of the game but Parker Romo missed the extra point.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Still, Colbert didn’t shy from validating those who tied the cancellation to political pressure.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • It is bounded by Seventh Street to the east, Fourth Street to the west, Jefferson Street to the north, and the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks to the south.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Age of Imprisonment both controls and performs leaps and bounds better than its predecessors.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump’s decision to commute Santos’ sentence came after multiple friends and allies of the imprisoned ex-politician made appeals for his clemency, a senior White House official told NBC News on Friday evening.
    Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Olbrich Botanical Gardens consists of 16 outdoor gardens and an enclosed conservatory, open all year, filled with tropical plants.
    Peter Cameron, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Sprawling roof terraces include an eight-sided enclosed cupola, ideal as a home office or meditation retreat, and a four-sided open-air pavilion for dining or lounging.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The defense agreement permanently tethered the foreign policies of the two countries together, decisively shifting Canada away from its long incorporation in the British Empire.
    Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
  • You won't often be tethered to an outlet either, thanks to up to 12 hours of battery life.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Traffic snarled as stop lights lie among piles of debris.
    George Solis, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Video posted by Jamaica’s Constabulary Force in Black River, near where the eye came ashore, show snarled and downed power lines, piles of debris and many buildings completely collapsed — all on a street still covered in water.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Picking sweet Julie mangoes from the big tree in the front yard of my childhood home; going to the beach where my late brother tried (and failed) to teach me to swim; visiting relatives during the summer in the very areas that were now being lashed by rain and wind.
    Grace White, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Vargas floated groups of migrants across the informal border crossing between Guatemala and Mexico on a makeshift raft made from wooden boards lashed to fat inner tubes.
    Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025

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“Leashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leashed. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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