lariat

Example Sentences

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Something seemed to be interacting with the lariat introns after they were removed from the RNA sequence to change their shape, and the spliceosome was his main suspect.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2024

A Reuters video showed a Border Patrol agent using what the news agency described as a lariat to whip at a Haitian migrant trying to enter the United States from Mexico.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2021

A U.S. law enforcement officer on horseback wielded what appeared to be a lariat, whipping it close to the face of a man wading in the Rio Grande carrying a plastic bag of food.

From Reuters • Sep. 20, 2021

At one point, he displayed his dissatisfaction with a floor design on the concourse — a rope encircling what appears to be a starburst — by sending the architects a lariat for guidance.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2020

He tied the lariat rope around her neck and slipped off the bridle to let her graze.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko