strap

Example Sentences

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“Today, a strap is a strap, but back when ‘Madame X’ was painted by Sargent, a strap was a scandal.”

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Keith Silvester, technical manager at ALLMI, the trade association for the lorry loader industry, said "the incident would not have occurred" had Miller "secured the log grapple in a central position using a ratchet strap".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

If you’ve written to ask why I’m spending time on beef and Iran instead of AI, strap in.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Instead, they did what football players do — button their chin strap and play as long as their name remained on a roster.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Dad used a hand-whittled peg fixed to a leather strap around his wrist.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck