How to Use rope in a Sentence

rope

1 of 2 noun
Definition of ropenext
Synonyms for ropenext
  • Tie the end of the rope to the post.
  • She made a knot in the rope.
  • The hostages were tied up with rope.
  • It will take a few weeks for new employees to learn the ropes.
  • We used rope to tie down the furniture in the trailer.
  • The veteran cop showed the rookie the ropes.
  • The zebra’s rear right hoof was looped in a piece of rope.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
  • There is hay stuck on his head and a rope around his horns.
    — Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Take them down to Mud Creek and hang them up with a damn rope.
    — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2023
  • But get past one velvet rope, and you're met with more.
    — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The knives and blades were used to cut a piece of rope, and scissors were used to remove a zip tie.
    — Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Others hang from the top of the cage with a hook, rope or carabiner.
    — Cody Stewart, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2023
  • How long does a rope have to be in order to form a trefoil knot?
    — Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Kick and glide, kick and glide, eyes following the white rope on the pool bottom.
    — Women's Health, 31 July 2023
  • These are bar employees whose job is to stand in the middle of the street and rope in passers-by.
    — David Segal, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2023
  • This was three men, two ropes and one shared sleeping bag.
    — John Branch, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The soaking toddler screamed as the water spilled over them and the man gripped a rope to reach the other side.
    — Julie Turkewitz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • In that case, the team had to hold a rope while running as fast as possible.
    — Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2023
  • There were also no anchors on the roof to attach a rope.
    — Steve Lieberman, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The frame and fabric top comes with a wheeled carrying bag, stakes, and ropes.
    — Lee Alisha Williams, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The not-dead climber would be plucked from the end of his rope in an inarguably heroic rescue.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The feeder comes with two hook options, rope, and a brush for easy cleaning.
    — Jenna Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Guides hauled a raft uphill using a rope tied to a truck, pushing the boat by rolling it on tubes.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
  • There are no trails to get up the gravelly sides and no ropes to hold onto.
    — Heather Knight, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The nightstand is a mariner’s chest with rope handles from an antiques store in Maine.
    — Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The teams line up on each side of the Detroit River to try and pull 1,500 feet of thick rope out of the water faster than the other.
    — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The children play cowboy with a rope fashioned as a lasso and a wooden cutout in the shape of a steer.
    — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Each set comes with two belt swings, a trapeze swing, a rock climbing wall, a rope climber, a ladder, and a wave slide.
    — Lauren Wellbank, Parents, 11 July 2023
  • Watch on The album is full of those ropes, life rafts the sisters wrote at first for themselves, and then once the record was out in the world, for their fans.
    — Madison Feller, ELLE, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Roll each third into a 24-inch-long rope, and transfer to prepared sheet pan.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2024
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rope

2 of 2 verb
  • The dog was roped to the fence.
  • He tried to rope the calf.
  • The boats were roped together at the dock.
  • Mountain climbers often rope themselves together for safety.
  • Montana who can ride, rope, and roll a smoke with the best of 'em.
    — CBS News, 7 Nov. 2021
  • Police had all of the entries to the scene roped off with crime tape.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 15 Feb. 2020
  • So how’d Limón get roped up in this mission in the first place?
    — John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Muncy roped a two-run double down the right-field line.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
  • My favorite were leather-bound, roped shut with a cord.
    — Caitlin Wolper, Vox, 12 July 2019
  • The sophomore roped a two-run, two-out double down the right-field line to make it 5-0.
    — Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 27 May 2023
  • And from one cliffhanger to the next, Greci manages to rope in quite a few of them.
    — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Ashford lofted the ball to Tullo, who tight-roped the back of the end zone boundary.
    — Dennis Victory, al, 12 Apr. 2020
  • Will Chris Wallace be able to rope in anybody who matters in the first place?
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Officers have roped off the area, including part of the truck stop.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Andis confirmed that his deputies did not rope off the home after searching it on the evening of Nov. 25.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The crew will convert the six-seat lounger into a bed under the stars and rope it off for privacy.
    — Sue Bryant, Town & Country, 17 June 2022
  • Blake expertly roped the two mule deer for the officers, who then pulled them out of the canal.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 1 June 2023
  • Wrap a long strand of twine or rope around a pot (the exact length depends on the size of the container) and secure the ends with hot glue.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Jay died sitting on a horse ready to rope a steer in the movie Treasure Valley in Idaho.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Jay died sitting on a horse ready to rope a steer in the movie 'Treasure Valley' in Idaho.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Type of farm: 50-acre farm with horses and roping cattle.
    — The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • In the northwest Valley city of Surprise, playgrounds are roped off.
    — Paulina Pineda, azcentral, 24 Mar. 2020
  • That could rope in as many as 38 landfills, according to the researchers.
    — Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 9 June 2021
  • Security guards had to keep the court roped off when the Mambas were playing, and fans of Mr. Bryant flocked to the bleachers to watch.
    — Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2020
  • In that event, a cowgirl riding a horse attempts to run down and rope a calf that is given a head start.
    — Tess Demeyer, Dallas News, 2 Dec. 2020
  • The kids can try cattle roping and ride a pony, a mechanical bull or the Li’l Grand train.
    — Norma Cavazos, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Aaron Judge laced a single and Torres roped a double, stringing three hits against the ace.
    — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Rangers told him the helicopter was no longer flying that night and told him the only way down was to rope up and descend.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2022
  • In the past eight or nine years, I got roped into something called the Security Project.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2023
  • Since DeSantis has dropped out of the race, Kennedy could rope those voters into his base.
    — Makena Kelly, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2024

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