twine

Example Sentences

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For now, all there is to see is a staked out area, with posts connected by twine.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

For example: “Cast rubber, with ficus tree surface residues on canvas; glass; twine; and wooden support.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2024

Flower People corrals plants by placing parallel rows of 5-foot-tall posts every 10 feet along a row and wrapping the perimeter with sturdy baling twine.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024

This year, Mr. Wyckoff paid $1,380 for 12 boxes of twine.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2023

The cat slunk over and began to twine round his ankles.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt