as in slavery
the state of being an enslaved person
people freed from bondage
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What a solace then is reveille, what a solace your duties, that far milder form of bondage!
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
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—Booth Moore, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024
New York did not free all enslaved people until July 4, 1827, and even as late as 1850, deep into the national crisis over slavery, New Jersey still had 236 people living in bondage, a number that dropped to 18 by 1860.
—Carolyn Eastman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Get Kinky Along with sensory play, there are many kinds of kinky activities that don’t involve penetration — spanking, bondage or rope play, humiliation play, role play, or any kind of exchange of power dynamics.
—Erika W. Smith, refinery29.com, 20 Feb. 2024
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024
Choosing a red leather Mugler bondage dress for a late night TV interview?
—Booth Moore, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024
New York did not free all enslaved people until July 4, 1827, and even as late as 1850, deep into the national crisis over slavery, New Jersey still had 236 people living in bondage, a number that dropped to 18 by 1860.
—Carolyn Eastman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Get Kinky Along with sensory play, there are many kinds of kinky activities that don’t involve penetration — spanking, bondage or rope play, humiliation play, role play, or any kind of exchange of power dynamics.
—Erika W. Smith, refinery29.com, 20 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bondage
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“Bondage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bondage. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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