rope
Example Sentences
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Still coughing, I followed him, my wet hair hanging in soggy ropes around my face.
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The ropes strained and the mule teams pulled them back toward Rochester at two miles an hour.
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Back and forth, Duane swam from the Shipwreck to the beach, pulling the Wreck-less by a rope that he held between his teeth.
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He took Mama’s old washtub and tied a short piece of rope to each handle.
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Then I would need someone from outside and above to throw down a rope and pull me up.
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