How to Use duct tape in a Sentence

duct tape

noun

• Using duct tape, fasten the shroud to the top of the box fan.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 16 Sep. 2021
• They were bound and gagged with duct tape and zip ties.
  — USA Today, 19 Jan. 2023
• And, what’s the best to pack what is arguably the most use tool in the world (duct tape, of course)?
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 17 Aug. 2020
• Put a piece of duct tape on your skin over the area of friction.
  — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2019
• The 16-year-old's remains were burned while the 7-year-old was bound in duct tape.
  — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2023
• The 16-year-old's remains were burned while the 7-year-old was bound in duct tape.
  — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 2 June 2024
• Snip off a piece of duct tape with scissors, then press it on the scraped part of the disc.
  — Kris Coronado, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2020
• Tuck pant hems into socks and run a band of duct tape around the seam.
  — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 13 July 2020
• The child had duct tape on his ankles and wrists, as well as open wounds.
  — Remy Tumin, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
• She was shot and killed and later found bound with duct tape.
  — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 4 June 2024
• The teens would then beat him up and film it, bind his arms and legs with duct tape and leave him there.
  — Garrett Andrews, oregonlive, 9 Jan. 2021
• There’s a typo in the title, and there are tears along the poster’s edges where duct tape holds it to the wall.
  — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
• They were bound with handcuffs and duct tape and their throats had been slashed.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Dec. 2019
• Like duct tape, 550 cord can tackle a lot of tough jobs.
  — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2020
• It would get dinged and stuff would be piled on top of it, there was duct tape where the body had cracked.
  — Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
• There are several ways to use duct tape to bring on the blaze.
  — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 28 Dec. 2020
• Sticky tape, like duct tape, can remove any hairs that get stuck in the skin.
  — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
• Her ankles, wrists and mouth were bound with duct tape.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2021
• Use duct tape to cover the staples and seal the curtain to the plywood.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 12 Oct. 2019
• Her throat had been slashed and she had been muzzled with duct tape.
  — Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 28 Aug. 2019
• There were big blue crosses on the floor—made with duct tape—leading up to the counter.
  — Anastasia Edel, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2020
• The pleather hide-a-bed couch from his younger days, more duct tape than anything else.
  — Janet Moore, Star Tribune, 15 Jan. 2021
• The neighbor noticed duct tape on the boy’s wrists and ankles.
  — Shannon Sollitt, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
• Pull out the duct tape, gas up the taxi squad and keep Triple-A El Paso on speed dial.
  — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2021
• The 2021 bullpen seemed like a group held together by duct tape.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2021
• Damon was the host and had Kimmel held captive, tied up with duct tape at the back of the stage.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
• His wrist had tape residue from being bound with duct tape.
  — Frank Fernandez, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Dec. 2021
• However, the fact that duct tape is integral to the plot — and not for the last time!
  — Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2022
• The idea would be to find someone experienced enough to get $2 and a roll of duct tape and make a movie.
  — EW.com, 16 Sep. 2024
• Wait 12 hours, then apply a fresh piece of duct tape and continue this process for four to six weeks.
  — Susan Bard, Health, 4 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024