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

First consideration: Does a particular vine twine like a morning glory, wrapping its stems around its support, or does it cling with tendrils, like sweet peas?

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

He wanted to twine himself in the tiny curlicues of her handwriting.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng