twine
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When suddenly, from the depths of this cave, he pulled out a very crumpled, brown paper bag with soft, ivory fabric peaking out between the twine handles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
It will be beautiful, made by hand, wrapped in brown paper tied with twine.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
For now, all there is to see is a staked out area, with posts connected by twine.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
Use several pieces of kitchen twine to secure the bones back in place against the roast, tying between each set of ribs.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023
He screams, fumbles with the twine, screams again, and takes off through the weeds.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Religious faith has long twined with the space program.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2022
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
It was twined and twisted and twined again around his right ankle, and she saw she would have to cut through it three times to get it off.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
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
On the whole, though, “The Manor of Dreams” is a swift and enjoyable read, increasingly spooky, with a surprising queer romance twining its way through.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 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
In 1991, she made a quipu that she never displayed, practicing the signature “long knot” and twining two colors of yarn together on some pendants.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2022
Denna picked up her part without the least hesitation, looking down at her feet and twining her fingers together nervously.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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