Example Sentences

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A pillar of this approach is tying promotions to office attendance, says human-resources consultant Jaye Johnson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

And there was also the fictionalized versions of my dad's story and so I can relate to Gypsy feeling like everybody is tying their narrative of something deeply personal about yourself.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2024

Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old billionaire media mogul behind Fox News and News Corp., is tying the knot again.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2023

A more drastic option is tying up the ship, shutting down all systems, leaving only some emergency generators running and a few fire safety crew and watchmen on duty.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2020

A slow song comes on and I think the long rope of intestines inside me is tying up into one huge knot.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée