noose

Example Sentences

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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 • Feb. 20, 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

"You get pretty much zero chances with these guys," says Ewin as he attempts to loop a noose around the jaw of the agitated reptile.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025

We were out by old Highway 11, having slipped the noose of the last suburb of East City.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline