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

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

Second, if she outlives him, I assume his children might resent her, since that could tie up a sizable portion of their inheritance.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 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

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