strap

Example Sentences

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Instead, they did what football players do — button their chin strap and play as long as their name remained on a roster.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

I grabbed hold of the broken strap and somehow, I started running again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

“Investors strap back in for another wave of tariff uncertainty,” warned Hargreaves Lansdown equity analyst Matt Britzman.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

She was breaking her heart and I was screaming at her 'just strap in so you don't go through the windscreen'.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

I squeeze the strap of Gram’s bag and pretend it’s her hand.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish