twine
Example Sentences
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For now, all there is to see is a staked out area, with posts connected by twine.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
The jagged glass shards sewn with twine along the edges are like those vernacular security measures sometimes taken to prevent an invader from climbing over a wall.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2024
My father had had the foresight to prepare a box of underwear tied with twine for each of us.
From New York Times • May 8, 2024
Use several pieces of kitchen twine to secure the bones back in place against the roast, tying between each set of ribs.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023
But now, plump red tomatoes grew fatter every day, yellow flowers turned into bright green zucchini, and pole beans hung in clusters from vines that snaked up twine to form leafy tepees.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
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