sticky tape
Example Sentences
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Many have set up traps outside their homes, hanging sticky tape from trees and fences to trap the flies and reduce the size of the swarms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
He wrapped the pieces of Covid mask as tight as he could with sticky tape hoarded from the factory and tried to swallow the egg-sized bundle without the guards seeing.
From BBC ● May 17, 2025
The club has weighed using sticky tape to catch the lanternflies, but that risks ensnaring helpful insects, like pollinators, and even small birds.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
He bought the propeller and remote control in a shop, but constructed the body, wings, tail and fin from pieces of recycled styrofoam gathered in dump sites and held together with sticky tape.
From Reuters ● Apr. 20, 2023
It could be said that without sticky tape there would be no such thing as biocontainment.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
