noose

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Then she hoists each dog onto a work table, attaching the animal loosely to a loop she cheerfully calls a noose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

If rates keep climbing, the fiscal noose might tighten.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

An investigation found that the rope noose had been in the garage for many months and was not directed at Wallace.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2025

But those who claimed sanctuary and took an oath were safe from the noose, for the time being.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

He might say he wasn’t going to break any more rules, put his neck in the noose, for my sake.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood