How to Use zip tie in a Sentence

zip tie

noun
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  • 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
  • The officers use a zip tie to bind Hayes' feet and place him in the back of a police car, the video shows.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023
  • 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 | Crobinson@al.com, 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

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