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

Jordan Eberle had the period’s chance to bite into the 2-0 Pittsburgh lead with 5:33 left in the first period but his shot found iron instead of twine.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2024

After a customer picks out a tree, workers remove loose needles and wrap it in a web of twine using a baler machine.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2023

It was dark and heavy and he tied it back with bookbinder’s twine and spared it very little thought.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor