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
Noun
the representative was forced to resign after getting caught in a noose of lies and corruption
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Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2024
Over time, the noose may tighten, forcing Russia to offer greater discounts for the purchase of its oil.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022
As retribution, Arturo’s henchmen, one of whom is played by Sid Haig, tie George to the back of his own car using a noose.
—Odie Henderson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Hundreds of pirates swung on hundreds of nooses, their feet dancing madly in the air.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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Noun
Smollett told police someone put a noose around his neck and yelled racist and homophobic slurs.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2024
Over time, the noose may tighten, forcing Russia to offer greater discounts for the purchase of its oil.
—Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022
As retribution, Arturo’s henchmen, one of whom is played by Sid Haig, tie George to the back of his own car using a noose.
—Odie Henderson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Hundreds of pirates swung on hundreds of nooses, their feet dancing madly in the air.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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“Noose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noose. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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