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
Back-to-back wins mean it looks increasingly likely Leeds will avoid the drop, so boss Daniel Farke will have to tie up a few loose ends with his goalkeepers.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Giant food mergers often don’t work, but the McCormick-Unilever tie up could prove to be an exception.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 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
After a few weeks of sniffing around and assessing the northern half, Blake decided that Cora’s spread would be a nice place to tie up his dog.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
