tying

Example Sentences

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“My wife is not a fan of tying up $2 million of equity in one building.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

My wife is not a fan of tying up $2 million of equity in one building, as it effectively puts too many eggs in one basket.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

At the end of the meeting, Barr turned to his top deputy, made hand motions as if he was tying on a bandana and said he was going to “kamikaze” into the White House.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

By tying boxing to a platform of that scale, the sport has regained a level of mainstream exposure it has not enjoyed since the terrestrial boom of the 1990s.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

By sunrise, the girls had built a stretcher by tying old pieces of wood and broken branches with torn strips of cloth from a pair of Juanita’s old shorts.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall