How to Use harness in a Sentence

harness

1 of 2 noun
  • The pilot strapped himself into his harness before takeoff.
  • This harness has been my go-to for most climbs for many years.
    — Mary Beth Skylis, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Glenn doesn’t need to get hyped before a skate, but to harness.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • She's teased there will be harnesses.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
  • Her harness also rubbed up against her fur from being on too long.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Do the pinch test Your harness should hold in your child snugly.
    — Andee Tagle, NPR, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Swift has yet to harness such an act in her performances.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The three stuck on the cliff were then pulled up using ropes and harnesses.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • One of the best ways to harness this energy is to host an event for loved ones at home.
    — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • The huge width is what enables the boat to harness so much power from the wind in its sails.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • Just training a cat to wear a harness can take weeks — and some cats simply won’t abide it.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Set her up with this great pet-walking kit, fit with a leash, harness and poop bag holder.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Troll nightcrawler harness rigs 20 to 30 feet deep along flats, points and humps.
    — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
  • That harness helped weigh down the turtle’s back end in a way that didn’t cause damage to its shell.
    — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
  • In this case, the harness is called OpenClaw.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Children should stay in a five-point harness seat for as long as possible.
    — Jennifer Brookland, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Emily didn’t get that strong simply from swinging in a harness all day.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 23 Jan. 2023
  • This reversible dog harness has two prints for a versatile and stylish look.
    — Jessie Quinn, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
  • And doesn’t that look like a safety harness beneath her red jacket?
    — Mike Wilson, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The best-preserved has small wheels, with a harness and saddle painted on its body.
    — Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The harness height depends on whether your child's car seat faces forward or rearward.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Mar. 2026
  • These shorts work equally well paired with your favorite leather belt or climbing harness.
    — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2024
  • She was secured to the boat at all times in a climbing harness that was attached to the deck.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The pair were strapped into harnesses.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
  • Honnold will have no safety equipment — no harness, no rope and no net — for the climb.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
  • As climbers move across the route they are attached to these fixtures via a tether and harness at all times.
    — Jen Murphy, Outside, 8 Oct. 2025
  • All three seats are equipped with five-point harness belts that keep everybody nice and secure at speed.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The pilot was wearing a seatbelt harness and eye goggles at the time of the crash.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The worker was hanging from the top of a tree in a harness about 75 feet above the ground.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Dogs over 3 months old must wear a collar or harness with a valid license tag attached.
    — Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 25 Aug. 2025

harness

2 of 2 verb
  • The horses were harnessed to the wagon.
  • Engineers are finding new ways to harness the sun's energy to heat homes.
  • They harnessed the power of the waterfall to create electricity.
  • The company is harnessing technology to provide better service to its customers.
  • Hart knew how to harness it, and Hawke captures that here.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The truth is she was fully harnessed and attached to the roof.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • But don’t tell Drinkwitz there’s a line to be harnessed or balanced.
    — Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And our job is to figure out what to harness for this audience.
    — Nekesa Mumbi Moody, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The two accessed both of those energies and harnessed them to make the show.
    — Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Each couple will be harnessed to a platform and tethered to weights.
    — Kristen Baldwin September 2, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Feltner just needs to harness his talent and attack the strike zone.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
  • But on any day, you can get harnessed and walk the catwalk 25 feet beneath the bridge with a guide.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 19 July 2023
  • To harness the full benefits of red light, precision is key.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2025
  • To add wheels to your soul, to harness the weight, to point it down that hill and turn grief into forward momentum.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The woman is then harnessed to the rope cable and given a safety helmet to wear.
    — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Andrillon warned against trying to harness the sleeping mind in the service of the waking world.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
  • The machine would have a form of intelligence that users could harness to enhance their own.
    — Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
  • This attention is worth good money, both to posters who can harness it, as well as the tech companies.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • If the club could have harnessed some of that positive energy, then who knows how this season might have gone?
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
  • City Women, too, have harnessed the power of the dead ball to lift silverware.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • In between snuggles and breathless puppy kisses, guests learn to harness the dogs and drive sleds.
    — Susan B. Barnes, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • And yes—all zodiac signs can harness this energy!
    — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026
  • He’s harnessed and carefully clipped in, but the whole thing is reminiscent of gym class.
    — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Sailors have been harnessing the wind here for nearly 200 years, so why not give it a go yourself?
    — Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
  • On that album, #gigi, skai harnessed beat drops like wrecking balls crashing into the walls of their heart.
    — Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Shaming some dude is, of course, just one of the many powers of the internet that Jean has harnessed.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Fitzgerald explained how these tools can be harnessed to help retailers and consumers.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Horton seemed to really learn how to harness his full arsenal as the season went along.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • There were previous attempts made to harness the YouTube crowd.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 May 2026
  • While other plant fibers have been explored, this team was the first to harness the unique grain profiles of bourbon stillage.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026

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