rope
Example Sentences
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“We just kind of let go of the rope.”
From Los Angeles Times
Made of plastic tubing and rope, they can be cheaply and easily made.
From BBC
That’s a velvet rope designed to keep most current exporters on the wrong side.
From MarketWatch
Cal Fire crews used a rope system to retrieve the body of the swimmer, clad in a black-and-blue wetsuit, from a remote stretch of beach south of Davenport, according to officials.
From Los Angeles Times
The US has formal ties with Beijing rather than Taiwan, and has walked a tight diplomatic rope for decades.
From BBC
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