How to use twine in a sentence

Examples of twine by meaning

More sentences with twine

• The intact twine in Dylan's beef Wellington was a single point of failure.From the entry single point of failure
• The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large.From the entry gird
• Its staple productions are twine, fishing nets, and canvas, and much hemp for the purpose is grown."2023 December 27, Stephen Roberts, “Bradshaw's Britain: the way to Weymouth”, in RAIL, number 999, page 53. From the entry hempen
• The zebra of their legs twined and untwined together on the bed.2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 29, in Small Island, London: Review, page 301. From the entry untwine
• You grape-vine the opponent's right leg, twining it around from the back.1950, Guy Le Bow, The Wrestling Scene, page 43. From the entry grape-vine
• Then he tied the umbilicus in two places, using bits of Manila twine, and made his cut between them.2000 May 8, David Guterson, East of the Mountains, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 263. From the entry umbilicus
• A hand plucking the harpstrings, merging their twining chords.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 1]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC. From the entry twining
• A simpler version of the common bend with its ends in the same direction is used to join binder twine in a hay baling machine.2012, Percy W. Blandford, Practical Knots and Ropework, page 67. From the entry bend
• Also, when fish gilled there wasn't as much extra twine to tangle in, so they were easier to release from the net.2010, Edward A. Perrine, Midnight Tracy, →ISBN, page 147. From the entry gill
• One end of the twine sank its tail deeply into the mire and froze there, resisting all your efforts to pull it out.2009, Gwen Petersen, edited by Margret Aldrich, EVERYTHING I Know About Life I Learned From MY HORSE, Voyageur Press, →ISBN, page 182. From the entry horse apples
• In the twentieth century, the gill net became almost invisible when hemp twine was replaced first by nylon and then by monofilament.1997, Mark Kurlansky, Cod, page 124. From the entry monofilament
• The graveyard wall was in good repair, although, surprisingly, the narrow gate's sneck was smashed and it was held-to by a loop of binder twine.1980, JL Carr, A Month in the Country, Penguin, published 2010, page 3. From the entry sneck
• The twining stresses, two by two.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 1]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC. From the entry twining
• The ball of twine was then thrown across the wynde and tied at the other side in the same way, and this process was repeated crossways.1988, Alice Taylor, To School Through the Fields: An Irish Country Childhood, Brandon Ltd, →ISBN, pages 80–81. From the entry wynd
• TV personality Shari Lewis, proud skipperess of a new Owens cruiser. demonstrates a bit of legerdemain with wiglets — small hairpieces that, properly twined, will solve nautical grooming problems.1964 July, Motorboating, volume 114, number 1, page 68. From the entry wiglet
• The man's carrying basket is often split at the back from top to bottom and loosely laced together with a twine, enabling the carrier to expand his load if desired.2014, Chester U. Strait, chapter 3, in The Chin People, Xlibris, page 262. From the entry carrying basket
• "Enough to wreathe the winter's dead," she said with a happy little sigh and, taking a pink bud from the pile, twined it in the lace of her black cap.1942, Emily Carr, “The Orange Lily”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC; republished as The Book of Small…. From the entry wreathe

Meaning of twine

1. noun A twist; a convolution.
2. noun A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.
3. noun The act of twining or winding round.

Full definition of twine

More about twine

• Meaning of twine
• Synonyms of twine
• Plural of twine
• Twine in Malayalam
• Twine in Tagalog
• Twine in Vietnamese

Questions about twine in a sentence

How do you use twine in a sentence?

Twine is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Many plants twine.”

What is a short sentence with twine?

“Many plants twine.”

What does twine mean?

Twine means a twist; a convolution.