share a bond

Meaning

This phrase means to have a close, special, or unique relationship with someone. This connection is often built on shared experiences, mutual trust, love, or common interests, and it makes the relationship stronger over time.

Examples

• Having gone through the same difficult training, the soldiers share a bond that will last forever.

  Having gone through the same difficult training, the soldiers share a bond that will last forever.

• Twins often share a bond that is hard for others to fully understand.

  Twins often share a bond that is hard for others to fully understand.

• My grandfather and I share a bond over our love for classical music.

  My grandfather and I share a bond over our love for classical music.

• It didn't take long for the rescue dog and its new owner to share a bond.

  It didn't take long for the rescue dog and its new owner to share a bond.

• Even though they don't see each other often, the childhood friends still share a deep bond.

  Even though they don't see each other often, the childhood friends still share a deep bond.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ They share a close bond together.

  ✓ They share a close bond.

  The verb 'share' already implies togetherness, so adding the word 'together' is redundant.

• ✗ We share a bond of our childhood.

  ✓ We share a bond from our childhood.

  Use 'from' to specify the origin of the bond, or 'over' to specify the topic or experience that created it.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The two sisters ___ that no one can break.

  💡 They have a very close relationship.

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  share a bond

• We ___ over our shared love of hiking.

  💡 We have a connection through a hobby.

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  share a bond