rope
Example Sentences
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I looked at the scrawny mule and felt Flora’s rope tighten around my neck, too.
From Literature
Highline’s Adventure Park features a ropes course with 80 elements on two separate levels.
From Los Angeles Times
People involved in the seizure of Bella 1 said Russian military vessels were talking to the tanker’s crew as it was being captured by American special forces coming on board down ropes from helicopters.
He recalls 9-year-old North Korean girls, living temporarily at a Chinese sports compound, rising daily at 5 a.m. to do 300 jump ropes.
Head swiped at Carse, Jacks was conscious of stepping on the rope and took his eye off a simple chance.
From BBC
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