How to Use tie-up in a Sentence

tie-up

1 of 2 noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Goldman Sachs has been exploring options to get out of its credit card tie-ups for much of this year, people with knowledge of the matter have previously said.
    Mark Gurman, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The tie-up that Jones and his team heavily championed launched one of the most lucrative movie-plus-marketing twofers in showbiz history.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Platform tie-ups with big local players can allow for series of large ambition.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
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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

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