lanyard
noun
a short rope or wire rove through deadeyes to hold and tauten standing rigging.
lanyards
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pluralof lanyard.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Outreach workers with ID lanyards strode through the trash-strewn landscape like lifeguards working against endless tides of fresh emergencies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Making lanyards or whistle information kits isn’t dangerous.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2026
Their conversations were not limited to convention halls crowded with researchers wearing white conference lanyards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
The early days were about settling in, with councillors entirely new to the job collecting lanyards and learning the ropes.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
“And lanyards? I must’ve made about a hundred lanyards.”
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
