Example Sentences

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Any irregular signal was thought to mean the strand had knotted as it moved through the pore.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

They carried likewise spears, the head of which was the sharpened horn of an antelope; and in addition they had knotted clubs.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

North Dakota had knotted the contest at 21-21 before Nic Baker found Izaiah Hartrup wide open over the middle for a 58-yard touchdown with 3:33 left in the third quarter.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2021

Minutes later, Soto untied the game Robles had knotted.

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2019

I couldn’t find his shoes or my clothes in the excitement—and somehow the laces on his skates had knotted and frozen so I couldn’t untie them anyway.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel