ropes
Example Sentences
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Rooms start at around $1,065 a night, and it has a kids’ club packed with amenities, including a ropes course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The tech rally could put surging bond yields on the ropes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
John says he will keep going "as long as my legs and arms hold up" but adds he would be "overjoyed" if a young person took the ropes from him.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Today, the last surviving wild tree is supported by ropes on a steep volcanic outcrop to prevent it from falling.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
He walked away from me then, going around the side of the house for his brothers’ fishing ropes, reaching for the cart to carry them, using his wrists rather than his hands.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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