twine

A piece of twine wrapped around his neck raised suspicions for detectives, County Durham and Darlington Coroner Crispin Oliver heard.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

It will be beautiful, made by hand, wrapped in brown paper tied with twine.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

The jagged glass shards sewn with twine along the edges are like those vernacular security measures sometimes taken to prevent an invader from climbing over a wall.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2024

As the plant grows, use twine to tie it to the stake every 12 inches.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024

I walked between the rows of beans, climbing up a twine grid, and the low, bushy vines spilling squash across the plot.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Their fates have been twined from the start, and this past weekend they threw a joint 10th-ish anniversary celebration at the bookstore that lasted three days and felt more house party than book party.

From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

Scenes of departures have become intimate portraits of loss and fear twined into the shared burden of survival.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2022

Her wall features one seasonally rotating space that includes a hook, to which she ties twined bundles of winter branches and berries, spring grasses or autumn lavender.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2022

Baskets to carry things, baskets for cooking, baskets for ceremonies, baskets to trap eels, baskets to cradle children: All are twined from the stems of burned hazel.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 17, 2020

Her shiny black hair twined and twisted about her neck and shoulders, as if it were blowing in some wind that Coraline could not touch or feel.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman

Mr. Guettel’s twining, urgent vocal music captures the complexity of the situation, encompassing the innocent, sincere mutual recognition of the lovers and Margaret’s sadness and guilt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Carlstrom has written a book that feels incredibly of the moment, twining together anger and glee, hope and despair, alienation and community.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025

Somewhere behind the house the birds began to wail, twining their voices into a piercing cry until suddenly I saw them both running down the hill into the stutter start of flight.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2023

Installing them is as easy as twining garland around a railing, and a zip tie will keep the battery box in place.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2022

Sometimes she saw rough hands picking apart ropes and twining them together again, with salt in the air and a breeze in the sails.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee