How to Use bond in a Sentence

bond

1 of 2 noun
  • She has invested most of her money in stocks and bonds.
  • Recent events have helped to strengthen the bonds between our two countries.
  • My roommate and I share a common bond because we both grew up in the Midwest.
  • And why do Marty and this strange old guy have such a tight bond in the first place?
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The bond market is a little like the pilot light on your furnace.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2023
  • He’s talked about how important the series and the paternal bond were to him many times over the years.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The siblings anoint each other, bond, then tear each other to pieces.
    Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 May 2023
  • Smith remains held in the Montgomery County jail on no bond.
    Dan Morse, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
  • She is being held without bond in the St. Clair County Jail.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 20 July 2023
  • The subject was taken to Solon jail and was later released on bond.
    Joan Rusek, cleveland, 12 July 2023
  • Jail records indicate Palmer’s bond on the murder charge has not yet been set.
    James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2024
  • He was released on a $5,000 bond and agreed to the protection order, court records show.
    cleveland, 29 Aug. 2023
  • However, the funds cannot be accessed until the Orioles have a lease in place that is long enough to pay off the bonds.
    Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2023
  • Shaw embarked on the journey to rid the town of the Sanderson sisters once and for all with Max and Dani, forming a tight bond with both along the way.
    Ale Russian, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • Do all your design work, and bond against those funding streams that are already there.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
  • In a press conference last year, the NBA star spoke about being a role model as a dad and close bond with his son.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Daniel was being held Wednesday in the Benton County Jail with no bond set.
    Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 29 June 2023
  • When Treasury bond yields rise, Treasury bond prices fall.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2023
  • He has not been apprehended and is ordered held on a $5,000 cash bond.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2023
  • Now her father’s money offered the hope that these bonds could be repaired.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Nairn will also delve into the bonds the actors developed on set and the impact of fame.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Both women say they are energized by their four-year bond.
    Janet Shamlian, CBS News, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Nauta was granted bond with the same conditions as Trump.
    Meg Kinnard, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
  • The group had formed one of the tightest bonds that organizers could remember.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The first-time screenwriters also developed a tight bond with Williams while filming the movie.
    Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Hayes had served more than four years of a 25-year sentence when his first conviction was overturned and was released on bond.
    Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Keep your old friends too, of course, but there’s a special bond between mothers who are going through the same things together at the same time.
    Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Acree remains in Jackson County jail on a $2 million cash bond.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Momeni, who is being held without bond, pleaded not guilty last month as his sister sat in the gallery to support him.
    Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 14 June 2023
  • Both Mooneyham and Crawford were each jailed on a $1.5 million bond, according to police.
    Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
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bond

2 of 2 verb
  • The poster was bonded to the wall with glue.
  • Heat was used to bond the sheets of plastic together.
  • The trip will give the Browns a chance to get a fresh change of scenery as well as give them a chance to bond.
    Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 22 July 2023
  • Clearly the way of bonding with the camera has changed.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2024
  • They were bonded by a shared sense of danger, thrill, and pride.
    Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The two bonded over a love of White Zombie and his new friend asked him to jam with his band.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Rick’s trauma was front and center as the pair bonded and healed.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Paris Hilton is having some on-the-go bonding time with son Phoenix Barron.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
  • My husband’s grandaunt and I bond over my love of polenta.
    Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2023
  • The two bonded over discussions about how to improve life for Arabs and Jews.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Find ways to bond with them that work for you all, and stop with the toxic terms that go heavy on harmful gender roles.
    Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023
  • In the world of nature, many species are bonded together.
    Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023
  • According to jail records, Buckley was bonded out on the same day.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel play cook and gourmand, lovers who bond over their art.
    Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
  • And yet, for a moment, the family seems to thrive on love alone, bonded by the joy of having a new baby.
    Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2023
  • This may also cause the paint itself to work loose if it’s loosely bonded and weak.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2023
  • They’re bonded by 12 years of battles on the front lines together.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The steel body, with an aluminum hood, used a fiberglass floor pan, footwells, and firewall bonded to the chassis.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Mom and baby are bonding behind the scenes, so visitors will not be able to see them for a while.
    Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 9 June 2023
  • And that maybe the two hadn’t bonded strongly enough to deter that awakening.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023
  • Dozens of studies have shown the benefits to children when fathers take parental leave to bond with them.
    Paul Sullivan, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The Wylie, Texas natives were once friends who were bonded by their faith at church upon meeting in 1977.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 28 Apr. 2023
  • But Molly didn’t leave, and bonded with their dog Peggy.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Henson has since bonded out of jail, Sheriff Leo Mask said.
    Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2023
  • When the feeding was over, the student touched her nose to the joey’s in a tender moment of interspecies bonding.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 15 June 2023
  • Rico and her rap peers are watching each other grow up and make mistakes, which is part of what bonds them.
    Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Rachel is immensely proud of her Hawaiian roots and hopes to bond over her love of Hawaiian food and culture with Joey.
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023
  • There's no better time to connect and bond with your family.
    Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Dalio and Mundie bonded immediately over their love of the sea.
    Rob Copeland, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The veterans have made key contributions, and the team is beginning to bond both in the clubhouse and away from baseball.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024

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