tie up

Example Sentences

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Nunez dismissed the idea, saying it would "tie up almost half of the security deployment".

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

“This would tie up banks’ resources at a turbulent time in the world,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

They are ready in a couple of months, and they almost always tie up the story arcs, she said.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

In the 1980s comedy “9 to 5,” Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin tie up the boss, put him in a harness and attach him to a garage door opener.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

I tie up the toad, stuff my cloak into her saddlebags, and start toward the side of the manor, where I believe I will find a servants’ door.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black