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
• Fishman’s top candidate for a tie-up would merge Fox and WBD.
  — David Bloom, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
• Thanks to one recent tie-up Podeo now makes its podcasts available in Dubai taxis.
  — David Prosser, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
• At the same time, the bank is striving to appeal to younger clients by pursuing tie-ups with celebrity events.
  — Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
• In March, JetBlue called off its tie-up with Spirit after a judge blocked the union on antitrust grounds the year before.
  — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
• The tie-up, if completed, could be announced as soon as Wednesday.
  — Ben Dummett, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2023
• There are too many who instead throw on their blinker and try to cut in line which only worsens the traffic tie-up.
  — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Nov. 2024
• 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
• The new tie-up, which will kick off in the new year, will be a multi-year collaboration with the entire F1 franchise.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 26 Nov. 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
• This tie-up will bring two to three mainstream and auteur animated features a year.
  — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
• To complete the outfit, Kim opted for a pair of Manolo Blahnik’s tie-up Priscestro sandals.
  — Alex Kessler, Vogue, 28 June 2023
• Execs at both companies see the tie-up as a merger of equals, not one party acquiring the other.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
• 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

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tie up

2 of 2 verb

• His quote with his son ties up the movie right on the nose.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 31 July 2024
• For the Suns, 107% of the salary cap is tied up to those three players.
  — Mat Issa, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
• The union filed a lawsuit, and the case has been tied up in court since.
  — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
• But the Bruins scored three straight of their own to tie up the match.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Nov. 2020
• 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
• Then tie up a line to the center of the opposite side of the tarp.
  — Popular Science, 28 May 2020
• 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
• His wife, who called 911, had been tied up with her hands duct-taped.
  — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024
• 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
• With the game winding down, the Chiefs made a last-ditch attempt to get on the scoreboard and tie up the game.
  — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Feb. 2021
• 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
• Triplett scored the second touchdown for Penn State that allowed the team to tie up the game.
  — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 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 tied up, the duo must compete in a sudden-death tiebreaker round.
  — Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
• The suspects allegedly began to tie up the man's 40-year-old son in the sixth-floor apartment.
  — Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024