noose

Example Sentences

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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 • Feb. 5, 2026

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 The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

If rates keep climbing, the fiscal noose might tighten.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

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

He makes a production of getting out of his seat, then drags his feet up the aisle like a condemned man approaching a noose.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline