tie up

Example Sentences

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Nunez dismissed the idea, saying it would "tie up almost half of the security deployment".

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Giant food mergers often don’t go as advertised, but the McCormick-Unilever tie up could prove to be an exception.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

They don’t want to tie up their money, especially for a degree that seems increasingly precarious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Second, if she outlives him, I assume his children might resent her, since that could tie up a sizable portion of their inheritance.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

I guessed I’d better hurry and tie up the place and get home as quick as I could.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson