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
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
I think he means to conjure up the same magic that made the roots grow, made the branches of the throne bloom and twine.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.