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
Given the way the world economy is going right now, though, you may not want to tie up cash for that long, because rates are in flux.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
They don’t want to tie up their money, especially for a degree that seems increasingly precarious.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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
Perhaps he could tie up here and lie down and rest, though it did seem horribly exposed.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
