tie up

Example Sentences

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Given the way the world economy is going right now, though, you may not want to tie up cash for that long, because rates are in flux.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The Amazon-Globalstar tie up is mixed news for Iridium and AST SpaceMobile.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

They are ready in a couple of months, and they almost always tie up the story arcs, she said.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

In the 1980s comedy “9 to 5,” Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin tie up the boss, put him in a harness and attach him to a garage door opener.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

I started to show him where you tie up the threads and said, “It’s just missing a shuttle and then it be ready.”

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson