How to Use rope in a Sentence

rope

1 of 2 noun

• 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
• Opening a bottom drawer inside the cramped space, police recovered a long strand of rope with knots, per the video footage.
  — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
• The man can be seen helplessly trapped in a hole near a house that’s under construction, while first responders use ropes, ladders and muscle to pull him free from the dirt, photos show.
  — Mitchell Willetts, Miami Herald, 31 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 | [e-mail], 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 | [e-mail], 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
• It's been decades since Tim Allen first got roped into becoming Kris Kringle.
  — EW.com, 8 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024