How to Use twine in a Sentence

twine

1 of 2 noun
  • The package was wrapped in brown paper and tied with twine.
  • Knot the twine against the bar of the cage.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Thread twine through the top part of the tube, and hang from a branch.
    — Farima Ferguson, The Spruce, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Add a small twine bow to finish your project.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Use heavy stones or twine to secure the cloth in place.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
  • To get started, paint the cans or wrap them with twine for style.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Drill small holes in the tops of these mushroom forms to thread twine through.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Finish your gift with a tag and a length of ribbon or twine.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Bunch the stalks in groups and tie them together with twine.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Tie legs together with kitchen twine.
    — Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • Fill the body with straw or dry grass, and tie off the arm and leg holes with twine to secure.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2025
  • To hang, tie a wire or twine around the top of the milk jug to create a hanging loop.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Once solid, remove and discard the twine and tape from each glass.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Stoeber had lots of leftover twine from years of feeding his cows bales of hay.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Use wire to pull the twine through the holes, then loop them over sturdy plant holders in the ground.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Leave enough twine to hang over the table's edge 6 to 8 inches.
    — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Slide a piece of twine between the candle and the unglued part of the pipe cleaner.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
  • The twine constricted in its loop around my shoulder.
    — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
  • Create cut leather acorns in neutral shades and string them up with thick twine or ribbon.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Transfer roasts to a carving board, remove twine, and slice ½ inch thick.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Transfer roasts to a carving board, remove twine, and slice ½ inch thick.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Transfer roasts to a carving board, remove twine, and slice ½ inch thick, then serve.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Transfer roasts to a carving board, remove twine, and slice ½ inch thick, then serve.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Wrap some twine around the neck of each jar, stick in a few branches of bittersweet, and voilà!
    — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Silvery twine loops form a scalloped garland.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Tying the twine to the bow of the canoe was difficult.
    — Jim Hoagland, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Finish by tying a piece of twine around the bottom and hanging it on your door.
    — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Fill the pouches with candy and either twist or tie the pouches closed with twine or wire.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Next, wrap the plant with a couple layers of burlap, securing it with twine.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
  • To make, simply hot-glue twine around the wide end of a plastic Easter egg.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025

twine

2 of 2 verb
  • Once you're done, simply attach them to twine.
    — Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Two wild-haired young people in front of us twine their arms around each other’s necks.
    — Claire Dederer, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2022
  • No gloom-dark tree-glitter winding and twining its silks.
    — The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
  • The thin, wiry stems climb by twining to cover a trellis, arbor, or fence.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
  • Plant the vine next to a trellis, tree trunk, or open framework to give stems support for twining.
    — Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Set it on a bookshelf or plant stand, wrap its vines on picture frames or shelves, and your hoya will slowly twine up them.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Gaffney leads me to the spinning room to witness a blur of threads rapidly twining around spinning cones.
    — Shane C Kurup, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Think tall plants with large, dramatic leaves and twining vines that can climb up a shelf or spill out of a container.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Plants grow as a twining vine that benefits from an arbor or trellis for support.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The carport is where Marzan sits cross-legged for hours looping coconut coir, making nets and twining.
    — Sarah Sekula, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2023
  • Doree is lavish and royal with golden pillars and a twining wine cellar at its center.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Up high, fresh laundry quivers in the breeze like bunting, pegged precariously to twine stretched taut between windows.
    — Esme Nicholson, NPR, 3 June 2026
  • Swatches of crimson and beige cloth affixed to twine mimic laundry hung out to dry; a tiny heap of metal filings and a few stones make a neat bird’s nest.
    — The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Unlike climbing vines that can twine or twist, these roses can’t attach themselves without your assistance.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2020
  • On the surface, Nora is a dizzy, much indulged wife, skilled at twining Torvald around her finger.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2023
  • At his best, McCann does an assiduous, subtle job of twining his metaphors through everyday life.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
  • Once the cucumbers start to vine, coax the vines to climb the trellis by twining them around the trellis with your fingers and securing them in place, if needed, with plant clips or garden twine.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025
  • Grief and love and infatuation and resiliency are all twined together to create a story that feels so grounded in reality.
    — Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 19 June 2026
  • Nyoni wisely subtitles the whole film so that even non-Zambians can be immersed in this twining stream of words without worrying too much about the switching currents.
    — Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Some, such as climbing roses, need to be physically attached to structures, while others, such as morning glories, are twining and will loop themselves around trellis openings.
    — Deb Wiley, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Attach important photos to construction paper and hang them from string or a clothesline using clothespins (if your party is indoors, attach them to twine or ribbon and hang from a mantel or across a wall).
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Over the past 25 years, Marzan has perfected multiple fiber-weaving techniques, including plaiting, twining, netting and cord-making.
    — Sarah Sekula, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2023
  • Even so, the Tower of Dimon, sitting at the intersection of finance and real estate, twines itself literally through the physical city, from the train tunnels below to the sidewalk and up to the skyline — and through its urban culture, too.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2025

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