noose
Example Sentences
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Iraqi civilians initially tried to pull it down, scaling the statue to secure a noose around its neck, but were unable to dismantle it.
From BBC
By handing Banks a length of rope instead, and standing by as she prettily ties it into a noose, they invite the audience to conclude that the many sins of “Top Model” weren’t merely systemic.
From Salon
A relative told us it was "like a noose around our necks", and another expressed frustration that "you can't give them away".
From BBC
Then she hoists each dog onto a work table, attaching the animal loosely to a loop she cheerfully calls a noose.
The reader feels the noose tighten and shares Ms. Chang’s distress as it becomes evident after 2018 that she can no longer visit her home country—or her mother’s deathbed.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
