How to Use tape in a Sentence

tape

1 of 2 noun

• The show was recorded on tape.
• I was listening to a tape in the car.
• She stuck a tape in the VCR.
• His eyeglasses are held together with tape.
• The first guy is, too, caught on tape with a bin of his own.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
• Note the removed gray tape on the right side of the floor in the nearby image.
  — PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
• Diaphragm calls consist of three main parts–the frame, a reed, and tape.
  — Nancy Jo Adams, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2023
• Most players play with tape on the handles and blades of their sticks.
  — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
• Long, fast players who might not have the college tape, but have the tools.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 1 May 2023
• Only a few torn pieces of the crime scene tape around Lorenza Cano’s house are left.
  — Emiliano Rodríguez Mega César Rodríguez, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
• Keoghan sent in a tape to play the Riddler, though Paul Dano ended up getting the role.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Oct. 2023
• Natasha was pretty much cast off her tape alone, which is quite rare.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2023
• His Houston home was stuffed with reel-to-reel tapes, research files and vinyl records.
  — Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2023
• Then, in January, a tape of the staff meeting about the project was leaked to Follow the Money.
  — Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
• Crumple butcher paper around the back half of the ball; use tape to secure.
  — Amanda Kingloff, Parents, 2 Feb. 2024
• Everyone can take a selfie and add their photo to the guest book with washi tape.
  — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 29 Mar. 2023
• While numbers and tape can tell a little bit about Thorne, Freeze has yet to see the transfer with his own two eyes.
  — Ainslie Lee | [e-mail], al, 2 Aug. 2023
• If not, use bungee cords or painters tape to make sure everything stays put.
  — Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 13 Dec. 2023
• But it was captured on tape and described under oath by four of his deputies.
  — Rachel Axon Rory Doyle For The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
• Pieces of fence, strips of caution tape and trash cans ward the curious — and even the mail carrier — away.
  — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
• That means special warmup jerseys and sticks with pride tape will be showcased before the game.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2023
• The car remained at the scene most of Tuesday afternoon, closed off with caution tape.
  — Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
• Jackson and his sound team devised a method to isolate Lennon’s vocal on the original tape with the help of AI.
  — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2023
• To create, draw your letter on paper, cut out, and tape to an apple.
  — Sarah Zlotnick, Country Living, 22 Aug. 2023
• On the square, crime scene tape was taken down from the Mahogany Masterpiece dance studio.
  — Rebecca Griesbach | , al, 18 Apr. 2023
• With six games left, the Rams’ training staff continues to tape and manage support of Stafford’s thumb.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• The reading on the MUAC tape — used to measure a child's middle-upper arm circumference — is still in the red zone.
  — Unicef Usa, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
• As for whatever was captured on tape, who has a VCR anymore?
  — Rick Rojas, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
• The entire wedding party pitched in to help, taking pieces of tape and using them to remove the pollen and get him camera-ready.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2023
• There’s a generous amount of grip tape across the deck and rear footrest for traction and control while picking up or changing speed.
  — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2024

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tape

2 of 2 verb

• I taped the box shut.
• The show is taped before a live audience.
• She taped a note to the refrigerator.
• Spread a tarp or drop cloth in front of the fireplace and tape it down.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 4 Jan. 2023
• Debris was scattered around the plane and the area was taped off.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2024
• Obtain a few swatches and tape them to the wall of your room.
  — Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2023
• The needle is removed, and the tube, called a catheter, is taped in place.
  — Kristi Pahr, Parents, 8 Sep. 2023
• Roll the gift to the end of the wrapping paper and tape the other end down.
  — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 28 Nov. 2022
• Someone had taped hearts on the field’s fence featuring the names of the dead.
  — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
• Boxes were always taped with a curl of fish wire to cut the cake.
  — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2023
• To measure, Weichel says to tape out the shape of your sofa on the floor.
  — Molly Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Nov. 2022
• Some of their mouths were taped shut and chains were wrapped around their wrists; veils blowing in the wind.
  — Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• The recipient could choose to frame the piece, tape it to the fridge, or stick it in an album.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2022
• Look for the tiny strip of paper taped near the service door and call the number printed there.
  — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Apr. 2023
• The inside spread of the antlers taped out at 30 ⅜ inches and both antlers were more than 32 inches in length.
  — Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2023
• The site of the shooting, near a medical building on Wilshire, was taped off.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
• He was taken to a park, taped to a bench, and doused with gasoline before the men set him on fire.
  — Ivana Hrynkiw | [e-mail], al, 29 Mar. 2023
• One easy trick is to tape a grid across the top of the container with clear floral tape or Scotch tape.
  — Michelle Brunner, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
• The show that night will be taped and air on CBS later in December.
  — Adam Carlson, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2023
• Hurts got his finger taped and put on a glove for some warmup passes.
  — Dan Gelston, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2024
• What to Consider The seams are taped, rather than welded.
  — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2023
• Then just glue or tape them to these free printable cards with fun magic themes.
  — Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 10 Jan. 2023
• The concert was also taped to air on PBS later this year.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 27 Apr. 2023
• The episode was originally taped in the fall of 2019, according to FOX News.
  — Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023
• The reunion, Cohen said Monday, will tape in two weeks.
  — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
• The kids and Annie taped their presentation ahead of time, which was a relief to Thomas.
  — cleveland, 5 Aug. 2023
• Photo: Courtesy of SubjectsOn one of the top floors of the building, a tenant has had to tape up garbage bags to keep out the rain.
  — Wilfred Chan, Curbed, 8 Dec. 2022
• On the farm, about 20 cardboard boxes are lined up under a handwritten list of names taped to the wall.
  — Hannah Smith, oregonlive, 24 July 2023
• In a letter taped to the inside of the glass front door at suite 115, the landlord’s lawyer says the tenant — Ashglen Inc. — defaulted on the lease.
  — Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2024
• Police had much of the area surrounding the Federal Courthouse on Monday taped off and closed to traffic.
  — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024