1
: a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
2
: something that snares like a noose
noosed; noosing
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Examples of noose in a Sentence
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Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024
There are already indications that not all Ukrainian units were able to escape an ever-tightening noose.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024
Photo of noose used on gallows constructed near Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2024
Then, Zani and another officer tightened a noose around his neck, and attempted to hang him, the suit claimed.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024
By the never-distant peril of a noose over a sturdy branch.
—Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
That September, her account was apparently hacked, flooded with gruesome, racist images like a graphic photo of a dead Black man and an image of a noose.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2023
On Thursday, Mitchell shared two videos on Facebook that appear to show the noose lying on the ground near the station.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
Remember, Cousin Buck is responsible for Roger's neck ending up in a noose!
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 29 July 2023
Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
The drawing shows a white hand, marked with a dollar sign inside a Star of David, tightening nooses around the necks of a Black man and an Arab man.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Morial pointed out that Tesla, where Musk is CEO, is facing a lawsuit from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for alleged abuse of Black employees, including racial slurs and nooses found in the workplace.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 11 Jan. 2024
Noun
The city ultimately would pay $166,000 to settle five civil lawsuits from Zani’s accusers, including a man who said the officer hung him from a window by his ankles and tried to hang him with a noose.
More than 16 years after his firing, Zani faces newer allegations of wrongdoing.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024
There are already indications that not all Ukrainian units were able to escape an ever-tightening noose.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024
Photo of noose used on gallows constructed near Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2024
Then, Zani and another officer tightened a noose around his neck, and attempted to hang him, the suit claimed.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024
By the never-distant peril of a noose over a sturdy branch.
—Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
That September, her account was apparently hacked, flooded with gruesome, racist images like a graphic photo of a dead Black man and an image of a noose.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2023
On Thursday, Mitchell shared two videos on Facebook that appear to show the noose lying on the ground near the station.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
Remember, Cousin Buck is responsible for Roger's neck ending up in a noose!
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 29 July 2023
Verb
Last week, a cartoon was circulated on Instagram by pro-Palestinian student groups, showing a hand marked with a star of David and a dollar sign holding nooses around the necks of a Black man and an Arab.
—Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
The drawing shows a white hand, marked with a dollar sign inside a Star of David, tightening nooses around the necks of a Black man and an Arab man.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Morial pointed out that Tesla, where Musk is CEO, is facing a lawsuit from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for alleged abuse of Black employees, including racial slurs and nooses found in the workplace.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 11 Jan. 2024
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“Noose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noose. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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