ties up
Example Sentences
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Prison officer John Sneddon is part of the team at Barlinnie's Link Centre that ties up the loose ends prisoners leave behind on the outside.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
Inventory sitting in warehouses ties up capital and if demand doesn’t shape up as planned, having to discount hurts margins, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
It’s a problem for law enforcement agencies around Virginia, one that advocates, attorneys and leaders like Clair say ties up policing resources and contributes to poor patient outcomes.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2024
But the need to earmark funds for self-insurance ties up money on the balance sheets of coal companies and could leave them vulnerable to large costs when something goes wrong, industry analysts say.
From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023
Every traveller carries his roll of bedding, which his servant spreads down at night and in the morning ties up and stows out of the way.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon
