tightrope
noun
tightropes
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pluralof tightrope.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It was the tightest of tightropes for the DUP leader.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2023
Although NBC takes more chances these days than CBS and ABC, networks generally don’t walk tightropes without a dozen safety nets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
You can stick on the path or walk on the rocky beach among the driftwood that adults use for benches and children pretend are tightropes.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
Yes, the audience saw some of those naughty early things—for example, “Ballet,” from 1968, in which a dancer walked through the air on two tightropes.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 24, 2019
They are coiled around with a lattice of roots, which sometimes form the shapes of cages, sometimes balconies, and sometimes what appear more like tightropes.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
