rope in
Britishverb
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to persuade to take part in some activity
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to trick or entice into some activity
Example Sentences
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On my recent rereading of “The Secret Garden,” I was delighted by the moment when Mary, initially pale and peevish and uninterested in her breakfast, begins wandering the grounds with a jump rope in hand.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Alex Honnold, who scaled El Capitan in California's Yosemite National Park without a rope in 2017, said on Saturday: "Sadly it's raining in Taipei right now so I don't get to go climbing."
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
Snapchat’s initial focus on disappearing messages made it tougher for the company to rope in advertisers because people typically don’t want to see ads in the middle of a private conversation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025
I saw the same woman jumping rope in front of the outdoor Twister game every morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
A third strategy is to grab one rope in one hand and use an implement, such as a long pole, to pull the other rope toward you.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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