: closely involved or associated—usually used with with
his life was bound up with the town's history
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe romance of the road, after all, is bound up with a history of seeing North America as a frontier. James Poniewozik, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022 These behaviors and practices were inextricably bound up with a corrosive form of geeky masculinity. Tess Mcnulty, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 The Soviet government’s domestic persecutions of Jews were bound up in its foreign policy toward Israel. Shaul Kelner, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2022 But the question of voice is also bound up with rhythm, mood, personality, vocabulary, and, importantly, subject matter and point of view. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022 The Kona N is an exciting and clever four-door alternative to the funky Veloster N, all effervescent energy and snorting exhaust bound up in a more salable package. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 2 July 2022 Unlike the Soviets, the Chinese have a thriving private sector that is intimately bound up with our own. A. Wess Mitchell, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022 But these women don’t want to escape; their whole lives are bound up with their communities. Kelsey Osgood, The Atlantic, 28 June 2022 White supremacy has long been bound up with rigid views about gender, masculinity and sexuality. Brandon Tensley, CNN, 15 June 2022 See More