rope

Example Sentences

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My favorite move was they would let me climb on the top rope and fly off the top rope and do this frog kick and land on my guy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

I did not question his story, but then I always gave Ricardo a bit more rope than most players.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The company’s service expansion in the Bay Area is the latest example of how tech companies and retailers are competing head-to-head to speed up delivery and rope in more customers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Astronauts can’t parachute to the surface, or climb down a rope ladder, or just beam themselves down from the Transporter Room.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

I was myself pretty near the end of my rope now.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck