sticky tape

Example Sentences

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He wrapped the pieces of Covid mask as tight as he could with sticky tape hoarded from the factory and tried to swallow the egg-sized bundle without the guards seeing.

From BBC • May 17, 2025

The club has weighed using sticky tape to catch the lanternflies, but that risks ensnaring helpful insects, like pollinators, and even small birds.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2023

He bought the propeller and remote control in a shop, but constructed the body, wings, tail and fin from pieces of recycled styrofoam gathered in dump sites and held together with sticky tape.

From Reuters • Apr. 20, 2023

She did so with a camera phone attached to her chest via sticky tape, and hidden beneath her clothes.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2023

When she came back her hand was wrapped with sticky tape.

From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene