Example Sentences

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At the end of the meeting, Barr turned to his top deputy, made hand motions as if he was tying on a bandana and said he was going to “kamikaze” into the White House.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

The EU antitrust watchdog last December charged Meta with abusing its market power through two practices, one of which was tying its online classified ads service Facebook Marketplace with its social network Facebook.

From Reuters • Jul. 25, 2023

Another was tying up after coming back into port.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2022

“We are thinking that he was tying up his boat, slipped and fell, hit his head, and that’s where he ended up in the water. No foul play suspected,” Romzek said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2021

I was tying the bean tendrils to the wire fence I had built when I saw a quiver in the leaves of the pumpkins.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya