How to Use belay in a Sentence

belay

1 of 2 verb

• The climber belayed the rope.
• Half of each rover would anchor to the rim, then belay its partner down to the main lander on the crater floor.
  — Chris Wright, Wired, 15 June 2021
• Three took off at any one time, belayed by their successors, in lanes marked with red and white tape.
  — Simon Akam, Outside Online, 27 Nov. 2019
• The follower has to climb and remove gear from the wall while also belaying the leader.
  — Grayson Schaffer, Outside Online, 26 Nov. 2019
• The class finished with the auto belay, a machine that belays for solo climbers.
  — Kara Carlson, The Seattle Times, 12 July 2017
• Rope is looped around metal dowels called belaying pins that sit in a horizontal steel bar called a pin rail.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 26 June 2017
• Trying to climb tougher grades should be a part of your efforts to improve, but focusing only on the numbers can ruin the fun for you and your belaying best friends.
  — Emily Abbate, GQ, 20 June 2018
• Over four and a half hours, Rocky Mountain Rescue volunteers were able to stabilize Mackey and belay him down to a wheeled litter.
  — The Editors, Outside Online, 26 May 2015
• Sport climbing involves climbing heights of 40 feet or higher with a rope and belaying partner.
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2019
• When Tim descended to belay Jason, JJ grabbed him excitedly by the arm.
  — Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2018
• Seeing a reflection of her own Federation in this resistance cell, Burnham belays the order and goes down to the alien surface to confront its leader.
  — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 15 Jan. 2018
• Every week, the kid climbers are accompanied by a volunteer mentor—the same person each week, who belays and gives advice and encouragement.
  — Christopher Solomon, Outside Online, 27 Apr. 2018
• And experience with mountaineering techniques like belaying isn’t required.
  — Jeff Crider, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 May 2017
• For most national associations, certification involves demonstrating several years of backcountry skiing experience, belaying experience, and basic alpine climbing systems.
  — Cassidy Randall, Outside Online, 3 Apr. 2018
• The climber belayed the rope.
• Half of each rover would anchor to the rim, then belay its partner down to the main lander on the crater floor.
  — Chris Wright, Wired, 15 June 2021
• Three took off at any one time, belayed by their successors, in lanes marked with red and white tape.
  — Simon Akam, Outside Online, 27 Nov. 2019
• The follower has to climb and remove gear from the wall while also belaying the leader.
  — Grayson Schaffer, Outside Online, 26 Nov. 2019
• The class finished with the auto belay, a machine that belays for solo climbers.
  — Kara Carlson, The Seattle Times, 12 July 2017
• Rope is looped around metal dowels called belaying pins that sit in a horizontal steel bar called a pin rail.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 26 June 2017
• Trying to climb tougher grades should be a part of your efforts to improve, but focusing only on the numbers can ruin the fun for you and your belaying best friends.
  — Emily Abbate, GQ, 20 June 2018
• Over four and a half hours, Rocky Mountain Rescue volunteers were able to stabilize Mackey and belay him down to a wheeled litter.
  — The Editors, Outside Online, 26 May 2015
• Sport climbing involves climbing heights of 40 feet or higher with a rope and belaying partner.
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2019
• When Tim descended to belay Jason, JJ grabbed him excitedly by the arm.
  — Outside Online, 20 Dec. 2018
• Seeing a reflection of her own Federation in this resistance cell, Burnham belays the order and goes down to the alien surface to confront its leader.
  — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 15 Jan. 2018
• Every week, the kid climbers are accompanied by a volunteer mentor—the same person each week, who belays and gives advice and encouragement.
  — Christopher Solomon, Outside Online, 27 Apr. 2018
• And experience with mountaineering techniques like belaying isn’t required.
  — Jeff Crider, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 May 2017
• For most national associations, certification involves demonstrating several years of backcountry skiing experience, belaying experience, and basic alpine climbing systems.
  — Cassidy Randall, Outside Online, 3 Apr. 2018

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belay

2 of 2 noun

• There were belay ropes and many hands to help him over.
  — Lori Riley, courant.com, 25 June 2017
• After drifting to the ground on the auto-belay, Condie looked up at the wall and raised her hands in a gesture of frustration.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2021
• On belay, McBrayer climbed down from the ridge, searching for hours around wind drifts and shouting in hopes of hearing a reply.
  — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 6 June 2018
• The bottom climber belays — controlling slack in the rope and arresting falls — and then climbs up after the lead climber finishes the pitch.
  — Peter Fimrite, The Seattle Times, 11 June 2018
• With eight hours of climbing in the rearview mirror, only a single belay pitch stood between her and solid ground.
  — Heather Balogh Rochfort, The Know, 31 Aug. 2019
• Your partner, the belayer [2], will clip in to the other end using a carabiner attached to a belay device [3], which looks a lot like the front of a pig's nose.
  — Jacqueline Detwiler-George, Popular Mechanics, 16 Mar. 2021
• The small and lightweight Physic takes up less space on your harness than a traditional belay biner.
  — Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 27 May 2022
• People in belay glasses are now routine along the bases of popular walls, like the audience in a 3-D theater.
  — Alison Osius, Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2022
• Then Bielecki would build a belay stance with ice screws, secure Elisabeth, and let Urubku rappel down to join him.
  — Marcin Jamkowski, Outside Online, 11 Apr. 2018
• Whereas roped climbing requires a belay buddy to control the rope, Varisco points out that bouldering is a one-person job.
  — Leah Prinzivalli, SELF, 7 Jan. 2019
• Porta-ledges—hanging platforms that give climbers room to set up a belay station when a flat surface isn't available—are an adventurous choice.
  — Nicole Kliest, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 June 2021
• This is where knot skills can come in handy, but the display also covers mechanical ascenders and belay devices.
  — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 27 May 2021
• Free climbing uses ropes, harnesses and belays only as a means of protection, rather than to assist upward progress.
  — George Ramsay, CNN, 24 June 2019
• Adults can ride the zipline canopy tour, which includes eight ziplines, a swinging sky bridge and treetop towers up to 60 feet all while being attached to a continuous belay system.
  — Hannah Drown, cleveland, 9 June 2021
• Chicken eggs are much simpler to get, requiring no harnesses or belay equipment, and have likely been part of the human diet since about 1400 b.c., if not earlier.
  — Tamar Adler, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2018
• The Revo is the first bidirectional belay device with a true auto-locking mechanism.
  — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 2 July 2018
• In 2012, while climbing on Utah’s Castleton Tower, a young man fell and decked, landing headfirst right next to me on the belay ledge at the top of the first pitch, immediately twisting into a seizure before losing consciousness.
  — Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 30 May 2020
• Treetop Quest features a continuous belay system on its obstacles, of which there are five levels, so even the littlest ones in your family can try something new.
  — Bethany Ao, Philly.com, 9 May 2018
• Most belay accidents are caused by human error and are easily preventable.
  — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 2 July 2018
• Middle school age: Hoosier Heights: Located just north of 465 at Michigan, this climbing center has equipment for all skill sets, including walls where belay assistance is not required.
  — Lori Fulk / Indystar, Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2018
• Lowe never patented the design, and as a result the tubular belay device design is still made by numerous manufacturers.
  — Andrew Freeman, Outside Online, 21 May 2012
• Combining marijuana and climbing should be done with serious intention and without harming belay partners or fellow climbers.
  — Brendan Bures, chicagotribune.com, 23 Sep. 2019
• Filled with synthetic insulation, the Nano Puff is an ultra-lightweight belay jacket perfect for wet conditions—that is, temperatures around freezing and up—as synthetic insulation dries out more quickly than goose down.
  — Matt Jancer, Wired, 11 Mar. 2021
• There were belay ropes and many hands to help him over.
  — Lori Riley, courant.com, 25 June 2017
• After drifting to the ground on the auto-belay, Condie looked up at the wall and raised her hands in a gesture of frustration.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2021
• On belay, McBrayer climbed down from the ridge, searching for hours around wind drifts and shouting in hopes of hearing a reply.
  — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 6 June 2018
• The bottom climber belays — controlling slack in the rope and arresting falls — and then climbs up after the lead climber finishes the pitch.
  — Peter Fimrite, The Seattle Times, 11 June 2018
• With eight hours of climbing in the rearview mirror, only a single belay pitch stood between her and solid ground.
  — Heather Balogh Rochfort, The Know, 31 Aug. 2019
• Your partner, the belayer [2], will clip in to the other end using a carabiner attached to a belay device [3], which looks a lot like the front of a pig's nose.
  — Jacqueline Detwiler-George, Popular Mechanics, 16 Mar. 2021
• The small and lightweight Physic takes up less space on your harness than a traditional belay biner.
  — Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 27 May 2022

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