rope

Example Sentences

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We just held Musk’s feet to the fire — or, to put it another way, we gave him all the rope he needed.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

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

Conflicting evidence was heard at the inquest about how long the rope swing had been there, with no exact length of time being determined.

From BBC • May 6, 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

Now it was off the hook, whipping in the air like a wrangler’s rope.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck