How do you use the word "bond" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "bond": At last, James Bond made it as an actor. There is a strong bond between the brothers.

Bond Meaning

/bɒnd/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.

nounA documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract; a debenture.

Sentence Examples

At last, James Bond made it as an actor.

There is a strong bond between the brothers.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

tie stick bind

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The shared experience of climbing the mountain created a strong ____ between the hikers.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

There is a strong ____ of friendship between the two young children.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English bond, a variant of band, from Old English beand, bænd, bend (“bond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament, chaplet, crown”), from Proto-Germanic *bandaz, *bandiz (“band, fetter”). Cognate with Dutch band, German Band, Swedish band. Doublet of Bund. Related to bind.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Between us there was, as I have already said somewhere, the bond of the sea." — 1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 193:

"I love your majesty / According to my bond, nor more nor less." — c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:

"Ellison, who is out on bond, also faces the prospect of lengthy imprisonment. Her lawyers did not comment." — 2023 September 30, Victoria Bekiempis, “‘Dark’ donations, free love and the fall: the Sam Bankman-Fried trial is here”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

"The existence of such [criminal] records can and has been a barrier to men who wish to obtain a job that requires bonding (such as working in a bank)." — 1979 April 7, David Brill, “BPL Arrests: A Year Later”, in Gay Community News, page 1:

"In jail for killing a man, Procter Lewis is placed in a cell where he is faced with a choice: he can be bonded out of jail by Roger Medlow, the owner of the plantation where he lives, or he can serve his time in the penitentiary." — 1995, Herman Beavers, Wrestling angels into song: the fictions of Ernest J. Gaines, page 28:

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