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

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

While this can be a nice savings hack, note that you’ll have to tie up a lot of money in gift cards to maximize your savings.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

But here are a couple of loose ends you may want to tie up.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner