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

The jagged glass shards sewn with twine along the edges are like those vernacular security measures sometimes taken to prevent an invader from climbing over a wall.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2024

My father had had the foresight to prepare a box of underwear tied with twine for each of us.

From New York Times • May 8, 2024

On at least half the current bestsellers — and all the staff picks — handwritten notecards dangle from lengths of red twine.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

Penelope readied the Temporary Ostrich Tether she had fashioned out of the twine that had been left in the trunk, back at the cave.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood