How to Use zip tie in a Sentence

zip tie

noun

• The sealed drink must be placed in a bag that is sealed with a zip tie.
  — Greg Morago, ExpressNews.com, 27 June 2020
• Her arms had been bound behind her back with a zip tie and a rope.
  — Hannah Fry, latimes.com, 10 July 2019
• Those who could walk on their own were led away with their hands in zip ties.
  — Time, 18 July 2019
• The knives and blades were used to cut a piece of rope, and scissors were used to remove a zip tie.
  — Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023
• When Rhoads moved to the back seat, Grant wrapped a zip tie around her neck, choking her to death.
  — Prescotte Stokes Iii, star-telegram, 10 Apr. 2018
• The zip tie had been put around his mouth so tightly, his mouth was all bloody and scabbed.
  — Michelle Gant, Fox News, 23 Apr. 2018
• Harriott had to be restrained with duct tape and zip ties.
  — Michael Gordon, charlotteobserver, 11 May 2018
• The footage showed protesters in zip ties waiting to board a bus to be carried from the scene.
  — Peter Martinez, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2018
• Once Young's out of the car and on the ground, officers zip tie his hands behind his back and lead him away.
  — Kate Brumback, USA TODAY, 24 May 2022
• Her feet appeared to be tied with white plastic zip ties.
  — Julie Shaw, Philly.com, 1 May 2018
• Place the bag over the showerhead, and secure it with a rubber band or zip tie.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2022
• During the attack, the suspect covered her face with a hood and bound her with zip ties.
  — Nicole Hensley, Houston Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2020
• The zip ties were really painful and our wrists were pressed between our backs.
  — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 21 May 2018
• Just as in the Bochicchio case, the man had brought zip ties and the same kind of goggles, blacked out to prevent her from seeing.
  — Juan Ortega, www.feloniousflorida.com, 24 Apr. 2018
• The sergeant took photos of the zip tie binding her wrists and the broken one still attached to her ankle.
  — Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2022
• Wildlife experts glue the hooks and eyes of the clasps to opposite sides of a fracture, then wind a zip tie around the clasps to make sure the shells stay in place.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 2 July 2019
• Moore placed pantyhose around the victim’s hands and then zip tied her arms behind her back.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 30 Jan. 2020
• The gunman then gave a woman zip ties and instructed her to tie Garces up.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2018
• The victim was thrown to the floor, his wrists and ankles were zip ties, his mouth was gagged and taped, a pillow case was put over his head.
  — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2019
• His wrist was tightly tied with a zip tie to a black metal folding chair that lay on his back.
  — Taylor Hartz, courant.com, 5 Apr. 2022
• Deputies arrived just as the woman who phoned was falling down a flight of stairs with her hands bound with zip ties.
  — Fox News, 21 Dec. 2019
• The avid sportsman and hunter grabbed some extra long zip ties from his swamp buggy and cinched those around Boyce’s leg along with the belts.
  — Tonya Alanez, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Nov. 2019
• All zip ties have a tensile strength rating, which is the amount of weight a zip tie can hold before breaking.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 24 Sep. 2019
• All zip ties have a tensile strength rating, which is the amount of weight a zip tie can hold before breaking.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 24 Sep. 2019
• McCarron found the 87-year-old man lying between his bed and a wall, his hands tied up with zip ties.
  — Crystal Hill, miamiherald, 24 Apr. 2018
• The sneakers may vary slightly in terms of design but all ten feature a distinct red zip tie through the laces.
  — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Aug. 2017
• In one cellphone video of the incident, the woman is flailing as two men hold her down in the aisle and use zip ties to bind her arms and legs.
  — Amy B Wang, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018
• But the simple everyday items, like zip ties, tarps, and even steel wool are going to be more useful in the long run.
  — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 27 Nov. 2019
• When Biggs arrived, Cobb hit her on the head and strangled her with a four-foot-long zip tie, police said.
  — Robin Goist, cleveland, 11 Nov. 2019
• Inside the home, officers discovered a third child locked in a dog cage secured with a zip tie, police said in the release.
  — Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 24 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 4 Sep 2024