rope

Example Sentences

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I started wondering how a band like that got past the velvet rope and realized that none of it was by accident, it was all by design.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

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

While jumping rope in my garage, a multidecade effort to lose my freshman 15, I blasted “Eye of the Tiger,” rock band Survivor’s unforgettable theme song from the 1982 film “Rocky III.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Collett said there was "no sound evidence" the re-inspection would have revealed the "dangerous crack or rope swing".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Afterward, Dad told me to get the ladder, and we’d ride down to school to run the rope back up the bell tower.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck