Example Sentences

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Santa Margarita had tied it in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single from Chase Marlow.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

It turned out, as presenter Kumail Nanjiani explained, that the films had tied for the win.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Javon Carter had tied it for the Magic with 1.1 seconds left in the second extra period before Green swished the game-winner.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

But he had tied the rope onto his belt, perhaps because of the angle he lay in.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

Like someone had tied up the person the same way you might tie a shoelace.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben