rope

Example Sentences

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They tried, implying guilt-through-association, to rope Becerra into the scandal involving his former aides who embezzled from a dormant campaign account.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The death of a 12-year-old girl after she was hit by a falling branch while playing on a rope swing was accidental, a coroner has ruled.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

A 12-year-old girl was killed by a falling branch while playing on a rope swing which should have been removed by the council, an inquest has heard.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

That rope that tied him to us is still wound around us, like our tefillin, and it always will be.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

He whittled away at the rope above him.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck