tippet

Example Sentences

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“I quickly raised my rod, hoping I would not snap the 5X tippet against his moving weight.”

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022

He wears a fine fur tippet about his shoulders and a brown cap; for the time, his dress is strikingly plain.

From Economist • Jul. 30, 2015

After a battle of 35 minutes on 16-pound tippet, Chittum managed to shatter the previous mark by nearly 120 pounds.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fishing with Captain Ralph Delph near the Marquesas, Arostegui caught and released a 385-pound lemon shark on 16-pound tippet.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pair of long white gloves lay draped with the fur tippet over a chair arm.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck