tape

Example Sentences

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They’d rather stand up and insert a tape into a deck.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

He transferred what he called the phasing technique from tape to live music in “Piano Phase,” where one pianist repeats a melodic pattern while another plays the same sequence at a slightly faster tempo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Local reporters shared videos of prosecutors and officials in forensic suits standing atop the pyramid in the now empty complex, cordoned off by crime scene tape.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

"This will allow us to deliver a 'food & drink' trade deal worth £5.1bn a year, backing British jobs and slashing costly red tape for our farmers, producers and businesses."

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Even though Roosevelt didn't have a tape measure, he used a pocket ruler to take the measurements of the seal, a rare find in New York City.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple