rope

Example Sentences

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The company’s service expansion in the Bay Area is the latest example of how tech companies and retailers are competing head-to-head to speed up delivery and rope in more customers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Astronauts can’t parachute to the surface, or climb down a rope ladder, or just beam themselves down from the Transporter Room.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Williams denied hitting him with a rope used for leading horses and denied owning a hockey stick.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

The “sophisticated fun house” also has a rope swing, a rock-climbing column, and secret ladders and entryways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

My father climbed down from the ridge and gathered up his things—his knife and his harpoon with the long rope fastened to it.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell