rope

Example Sentences

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It was like a tug-of-war and he was the rope.

From Literature

“So… it sounds like your friend was a great wingman! Maybe I should rope in Bright…” I tackled the peel of a smoking plantain with my fingertips.

From Literature

She ran into the house and came back with a two-foot length of thin, fraying rope.

From Literature

“He tied it to the back of his bicycle with a piece of rope. And rode away, west on Shenley Road.”

From Literature

She has won fans outside the ring with her likeability, flair and choreographed ring walks, and backed it up inside the ropes with seven straight wins.

From BBC