How to Use tie-up in a Sentence

tie-up

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• With 8 seconds left Horne made one of two tries and a tie-up was called on the miss.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 10 Mar. 2023
• Of course, simply releasing a tie-up isn’t all there is to it.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2024
• Then, the Macks got a stop, but Fall River forced a tie-up out of the inbound and has the ball with 3.6 seconds left, looking to tie at the buzzer.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2023
• Thanks to one recent tie-up Podeo now makes its podcasts available in Dubai taxis.
  — David Prosser, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
• The tie-up, if completed, could be announced as soon as Wednesday.
  — Ben Dummett, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2023
• The two companies had once planned for a $3.8 billion merger, but a federal judge blocked the tie-up.
  — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
• Doja Cat appears toward the end of the teaser in a nude-toned, sparkling bra and matching see-through pants, paired with a long gold trench coat and tie-up boots.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2023
• This was backed up by offline, on the ground promotions via tie-ups with South Asian restaurants and grocery stores.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Jan. 2024
• Like the Rove, the Lite Leash moves seamlessly from hands-free to handheld to tie-up positions without missing a beat.
  — Mike Richard, Women's Health, 23 Aug. 2023
• Try a pair of tie-up knee-high boots in a similar shade with your trench coat, and layer a button-down underneath with a long skirt.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 3 May 2024
• Part of that could be because of traffic tie-ups on the Interstate 95 corridor, a major artery for traffic along the East Coast.
  — Mark Thompson, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
• To complete the outfit, Kim opted for a pair of Manolo Blahnik’s tie-up Priscestro sandals.
  — Alex Kessler, Vogue, 28 June 2023
• The shooting caused major traffic tie-ups Thursday morning, which cleared up by the afternoon rush hour.
  — Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
• For its new tie-up with Luckin, each cup has just a tiny fraction of liquor, with an overall alcohol content of about 0.5%, according to Luckin.
  — Berry Wang, CNN, 4 Sep. 2023
• With its flat-front, Grossi's design conjures up images of historic mantua shape — a tie-up that will be made in the exhibition.
  — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023
• However, that doesn’t mean that anime tie-up songs always take high places on Billboard’s global charts.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2023
• With its tie-up ribbon straps and stretchy bodice, this maxi dress is flattering, adorable, and suitable for a variety of occasions.
  — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2024
• Other officials at Commerzbank have been more direct in sharing their concerns about a tie-up with the Italian bank.
  — Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024
• Penn State had one more run, scoring the final seven points over 96 seconds then forcing a tie-up to get possession with 11 seconds left.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 2 Mar. 2023
• The Italian brand is not new to toying with pop culture in its collections, advertising campaigns or through tie-ups.
  — Sandra Salibian, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
• Hurley was called for a technical in the first half after complaining when the official called a tie-up after Neal had come up with an apparent steal.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 20 Jan. 2024
• The Tulum one-piece has a cross-strap design on the front to secure your chest (essentially slip proof) and a tie-up back — just make sure to double or triple knot if engaging in an active beach day.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
• Bob up and down the region’s drumlins (rolling glacial hills), meander past cherry farms and vineyards, and see the boat tie-ups beginning to swell on Leelanau County’s inland lakes.
  — Stacey Nield Brugeman, New York Times, 24 May 2024
• Goldman Sachs has been exploring options to get out of its credit card tie-ups for much of this year, people with knowledge of the matter have previously said.
  — Mark Gurman, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
• The tie-up that Jones and his team heavily championed launched one of the most lucrative movie-plus-marketing twofers in showbiz history.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2023
• Platform tie-ups with big local players can allow for series of large ambition.
  — Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
• Grazer and Howard’s Imagine has long been one of the biggest names in Hollywood, holding one of the richest deals in town at Universal for decades before segueing to tie-ups with streamers.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2023
• This pretty and elegant midi dress features tie-up ribbon straps, a matching (and detachable) waist tie, a square neck, and a ruffled bottom.
  — Rachel Simon, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2024
• The tie-up with the richest man in the world’s most populous nation comes after Shein was banned by the Indian government in 2020 in a sweeping crackdown on Chinese companies.
  — Michelle Toh, CNN, 26 May 2023
• In a statement, the company said it was left with no choice after a high-profile tie-up with Foxconn, one of the world’s biggest electronics manufacturers, fell apart.
  — Michelle Toh, CNN, 27 June 2023

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tie up

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• His quote with his son ties up the movie right on the nose.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 31 July 2024
• The union filed a lawsuit, and the case has been tied up in court since.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
• The star player struck the ball into the goal to tie up the game.
  — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
• In a lot of those, the cases sort of tie up in one episode, right?
  — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2023
• With 8th Floor and 6th Floor (Park Hae-joon) tied up, the rest of the group decides to leave the game.
  — Megan McCluskey, TIME, 20 May 2024
• The truth is the suffering is all tied up – yours and theirs.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 29 July 2023
• Once finished, tie up the bag and set it aside for 5-6 hours.
  — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 9 Sep. 2021
• The second man ripped the phone from the wall and used the cord to tie up O’Grady and Rogers, and the intruders fled.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
• Take the time to tie up loose ends and get your house back in order.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 19 Aug. 2021
• They had been tied up, stacked on top of each other and each shot in the head.
  — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2023
• But back in the Dreaming, the Sandman still has some loose ends to tie up.
  — Alex Raiman, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2022
• And now the show has one more season to tie up all these loose ends.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 28 May 2021
• Monroe battled back in the third and fourth set to tie up the game.
  — oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2022
• She was tied up and abandoned, but she was found and brought to us.
  — Teryn Jones, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
• This would be a theme for Gane, tie up the champion and clinch.
  — Nolan King, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2022
• You’re tied up to a bathroom sink and spot a bottle of pills.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023
• And that’s not the only loose end the department needs to tie up.
  — Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
• Then on moving day, tie up the fronds and dig a large root ball.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2022
• Not everything is tied up in a nice bow at the end of the season.
  — Jim Halterman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2024
• Are there any other episodes planned to tie up loose ends?
  — Rich Heldenfels, Star Tribune, 30 May 2021
• So hey, looks like things are sort of tied up nicely, right?
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 May 2024
• Many of the storylines in the series stand alone and are tied up by the time the credits roll at the end of each episode.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
• All of which is to say, there are a lot of threads waiting to be tied up next season.
  — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 30 July 2023
• In the next few years, millions of metro riders will see this tie up close.
  — Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2024
• Everyone was lined up in front of me in that end scene where they’re all tied up.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2023
• In Top-Siders and a button-down shirt, Mr. Sciame steps onto the dock and grabs a rope to help tie up the boat.
  — Candace Taylor, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2021
• The woman was found tied up in the basement and the suspect was arrested.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2023
• River’s been beaten, stun-gunned, tied up, left for dead, and blown up with a grenade.
  — Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 May 2024
• The philosophy and the spirit of a movie is usually tied up in the human element, and that’s the actors as well.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
• The law's process for hashing out billing disputes between insurers and providers has been tied up in litigation.
  — Maya Goldman, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Oct 2024