tying
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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Ashlee Sullivan tied teammate Tiana Sumanasekera for the most Freshman of the Week awards after receiving her third honor after setting a career high on vault and tying her best score on the floor.
From Los Angeles Times
Loeb noted that earlier research had suggested possible links between microplastics and conditions such as heart disease and dementia, but there had been little direct evidence tying them specifically to prostate cancer.
From Science Daily
He grabbed Handsome’s present, which he also spruced up by tying a bright yellow ribbon around it, and left his cave.
From Literature
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She had made a cross by tying two grapevines together and covering them with tinfoil.
From Literature
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And instead of tying me up in knots, the magic would bring us together.
From Literature
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