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

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

First consideration: Does a particular vine twine like a morning glory, wrapping its stems around its support, or does it cling with tendrils, like sweet peas?

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

After a customer picks out a tree, workers remove loose needles and wrap it in a web of twine using a baler machine.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2023

But now, plump red tomatoes grew fatter every day, yellow flowers turned into bright green zucchini, and pole beans hung in clusters from vines that snaked up twine to form leafy tepees.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor