twine

Example Sentences

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For now, all there is to see is a staked out area, with posts connected by twine.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

For example: “Cast rubber, with ficus tree surface residues on canvas; glass; twine; and wooden support.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2024

Jordan Eberle had the period’s chance to bite into the 2-0 Pittsburgh lead with 5:33 left in the first period but his shot found iron instead of twine.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2024

This year, Mr. Wyckoff paid $1,380 for 12 boxes of twine.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2023

Her chair seemed to have grown fond of her and kept trying to twine around her legs.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi