knot

Example Sentences

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‘There is no clean analog for a disruption of this size moving through such a strategically vital artery, with multiple state actors, military uncertainty and global energy infrastructure all tied into the same risk knot.’

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Asked about rumours they had tied the knot, she joked: "Really? I haven't seen any of them".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Ship-tracking websites showed the Mayuree Naree just off the Omani coast in the Strait of Hormuz, moving slowly at little more than one knot.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Discourse surrounding their relationship only heightened when Selena Gomez, Bieber’s ex-girlfriend, announced her engagement and eventually tied the knot with music producer Benny Blanco last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

The “bulto” was just that, a bulky remnant of thick, white cloth tied together at the top in a vagabond’s knot.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall