How to Use bungee cord in a Sentence

bungee cord

noun

• Our host tosses to Bill the keys to his van, the rear door of which is held down by a bungee cord.
  — Sue Hertz, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• Here, the bungee cord could be used to fasten most anything, not just rope, on to the shoe.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2020
• The truck bed had house furniture held in place with bungee cords.
  — cleveland.com, 26 July 2019
• The jacket also has two bungee cords at the hip hem which can be used to cinch the jacket.
  — Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
• As the riders were strapped in and ready to launch, one of the bungee cords holding the ride together snapped.
  — Ricky Pinela, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Aug. 2019
• But those bungee cords will dry rot, or simply wear out, over time.
  — Joseph Albanese, Outdoor Life, 28 May 2020
• Tied to the handlebars with bungee cords is a naked Cabbage Patch doll.
  — Andy Schatschneider, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2018
• Lehman stocks her car with bungee cords, a rolling cart, and moving blankets.
  — Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
• Amanda McConnell used a bungee cord and duct tape to strap a small white bucket to her waist for the protest.
  — Christal Hayes, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2018
• When Michael’s 160 mph winds threatened to blow out the French doors, the women secured them with a bungee cord and prayed the roof wouldn’t go.
  — Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2019
• The mattress was rolled up, held fast by bungee cords and stained by the oil that saturated the garage floor.
  — J. Robert Lennon, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2019
• But the hair — tied up with neon bungee cords — was equally as exciting to see.
  — Sophia Panych, Allure, 13 Sep. 2017
• The woodrats decorated it with snail shells, Sharpie caps and bungee cords.
  — Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 29 Mar. 2020
• If not, use bungee cords or painters tape to make sure everything stays put.
  — Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 13 Dec. 2023
• The couple told police they were bound with bungee cords and their mouths were covered in duct tape.
  — oregonlive, 14 Oct. 2019
• More than a year ago, an eyebolt holding the swing's bungee cord snapped out of the porch ceiling and shot through Lalia's skull.
  — Paul Vercammen, CNN, 27 Nov. 2021
• The second part is a tug of war that involves two guys being attached to an end of a bungee cord.
  — Lia Beck, refinery29.com, 17 Nov. 2020
• The team tried to fix it, handing the 26-year-old Hartford Township, Ohio native a bungee cord to try and keep the shifter in fourth gear.
  — Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 12 July 2020
• In his front yard, Arnold Hughes pulls on a green bungee cord holding down the Cadillac’s trunk.
  — cincinnati.com, 5 Dec. 2019
• Ground anchor system, such as bungee cords or rope, or tie-down kit.
  — William Thornton, AL.com, 22 Feb. 2018
• The sandal is fitted with a bungee cord system that can easily adapt to the foot.
  — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2022
• It then gets wrapped in blankets and wrapped with bungee cords and twine to reign in the branches to better navigate it through the door.
  — Kendra Meinert, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2023
• Binder clips and bungee cords aren't required but can help stabilize their igloo, cave, or palace.
  — Michelle Crouch, Parents, 14 Nov. 2023
• After the bungee cord idea didn't work, Blaney spent the rest of the afternoon driving around the 1.5-mile tri-oval with one hand on the steering wheel and the other on the shifter.
  — Jason Hoffman, The Enquirer, 12 July 2020
• Grieb was there in the water as a guide, tethered to his charge by a black bungee cord meant to offer extra safety.
  — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2020
• Clouse, Owings told police according to the court, stabbed Behrman in the chest, wrapped her body in plastic tied with bungee cords and tossed the body in Salt Creek.
  — Crystal Hill, Indianapolis Star, 1 Oct. 2019
• Now the former Dean Street boy assesses the folding wheeled cart, the bungee cords, the plastic milk crates shoved beneath the table.
  — Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
• Hooks connect the base of the two soft flasks to a bungee cord at the bottom of each front pouch; pull down on the cord to get the bottles back into their pockets quickly.
  — Anna Callaghan, Outside Online, 27 May 2022
• And in Paris, Études also used a carabiner attached to a bungee cord as a substitute for a belt.
  — Alex Tudela, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2018
• And while all three tips are stellar, the bungee cord caught our attention as perhaps the most versatile of them all.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 23 Oct 2024