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

"It's been like a noose around our neck, ever since the route was chosen," says Ms Thacker, who has lived in her house for 38 years.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

An investigation found that the rope noose had been in the garage for many months and was not directed at Wallace.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2025

Then, after a bit, she found she could aim with the noose of the rope, that she could choose a log or a bush and catch it precisely on most of her attempts.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry