rope

She’s attached to a safety rope in case there’s a fall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

"The initial descent into the cave isn't too deep -- we would tie a rope to the side and then rappel down," says Viñola López.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

Blakesley said they padded out a rubble sack and tethered it to rope so it would float, before using a sample pole to gently nudge the eggs into the bag.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

He worked through snow and rain, which posed risks to his rope, which could have snapped when frozen with ice and was weighed down by water, meaning he sometimes had to drop excess rope.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

The Neelys’ dog stood there, the rope still around her neck, the frayed end trailing on the ground.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

The villagers are shouting as they haul on the ropes to pull the net in from the sea.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Artisans scale the trunks with ropes and spikes to reach the greenish base of each frond.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

So when my wife, Julie, and I were invited to Long Island for the ordination of a son of close friends, we gladly accepted—even though we didn’t really know the ropes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

But it might be debt, not equity, that has SpaceX on the ropes on Monday.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

She was fighting just like I was against the invisible ropes that pulled me toward the baby.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

In “Rooster,” Steve Carell plays Greg Russo, a divorced bestselling author roped into accepting a writer’s residency at the university where his daughter teaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

Colbert took Cranston on a trip down memory lane, revisiting all the wild stunts the actor would get roped into during the beloved comedy’s initial run.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

It’s worth noting that it was the American officials at the treaty’s drafting sessions who insisted on Article 6, so that the U.S. military would not get roped in to fight Europe’s colonial wars.

From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2026

In 2023, over 3,000 soldiers were roped in to help tackle illicit mining across the country for six months.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026

Brigit sat with the babies, getting roped into reading them a story from their extensive little habitat library.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Chaplin is a master sentimentalist, but not averse to occasional sharpness: The moment the film’s boatload of immigrants sees the Statue of Liberty is followed by an official roping them off like cattle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

But she will not be roping in her mum, Liz, to help out despite the former world 10,000m champion being desperate to step in and lend a hand.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

Beyond roping off a large section of the store for e-commerce fulfillment, the company plans separate access sites for in-store shoppers, delivery drivers, and trucks, according to the proposal.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

So, Hearn gravitated to events like tie-down calf roping, where he was judged primarily by a clock, not a human.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

And then came the evening of the second roping.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman