noose

Example Sentences

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Then she hoists each dog onto a work table, attaching the animal loosely to a loop she cheerfully calls a noose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

If rates keep climbing, the fiscal noose might tighten.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

But those who claimed sanctuary and took an oath were safe from the noose, for the time being.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

Or consider the innumerable examples that aren’t just proposals but routine policy: the tidal wave of denied or delayed claims, the noose of restrictive networks, costly deductibles, prescription refusals and on and on.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024

The muck seemed to climb me, rising up my arms, my chest, collaring my throat like a noose.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs