on the ropes
Example Sentences
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The deal comes one year after the Ellison family bought Paramount, which had been on the ropes because of significant under-investment over the years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
How Wall Street sussed out that the hedge fund Situational Awareness was on the ropes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
But it might be debt, not equity, that has SpaceX on the ropes on Monday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
The New York Knicks were on the ropes Friday night in a pivotal Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
Azar grinned and went to work on the ropes.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
