How to Use duct tape in a Sentence

duct tape

noun
  • His arms were over his head, bound with duct tape.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
  • Many were in body bags, some wrapped in sheets and duct tape.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Their throats had been slashed and their heads wrapped in duct tape.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Secure the tarps in place with duct tape.
    — Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The ice machine had duct tape on it.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado april 10, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Under the bed were trash bags and duct tape.
    — Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • There was duct tape wrapped around the fabric around his neck.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2025
  • She was shot and killed and later found bound with duct tape.
    — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 4 June 2024
  • Put a piece of duct tape on your skin over the area of friction.
    — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Agatha duct tapes his wrists and mouth and throws him in the closet.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Her throat had been slashed and she had been muzzled with duct tape.
    — Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Tuck pant hems into socks and run a band of duct tape around the seam.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 13 July 2020
  • Her face was wrapped in duct tape, and her wrists and ankles were bound.
    — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 4 May 2018
  • They were bound with handcuffs and duct tape and their throats had been slashed.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Dec. 2019
  • The child had duct tape on his ankles and wrists, as well as open wounds.
    — Remy Tumin, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Sticky tape, like duct tape, can remove any hairs that get stuck in the skin.
    — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Can make with cardboard and duct tape only.
    — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 9 Jan. 2026
  • There are several ways to use duct tape to bring on the blaze.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Using duct tape, fasten the shroud to the top of the box fan.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 16 Sep. 2021
  • It was held together with duct tape.
    — Terry Gross, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The Dodgers patched all their holes with quadruple-strength duct tape.
    — Jared Diamond, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2017
  • The pleather hide-a-bed couch from his younger days, more duct tape than anything else.
    — Janet Moore, Star Tribune, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Her wrists and ankles were bound, court records show, and her face was wrapped in duct tape.
    — Krista Torralva, OrlandoSentinel.com, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Long strips of duct tape meant to keep those tarps in place peel off and stick to our clothing.
    — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Set the straightedge on the mark, and secure it with two strips of duct tape.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 11 Feb. 2019
  • The teens would then beat him up and film it, bind his arms and legs with duct tape and leave him there.
    — Garrett Andrews, oregonlive, 9 Jan. 2021
  • It would get dinged and stuff would be piled on top of it, there was duct tape where the body had cracked.
    — Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2021
  • In the sushi area, the sink plumbing was wrapped with duct tape and there was buildup on the floor.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
  • Her remains were tied with rope in a black plastic bag that was wrapped with duct tape.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The man’s head was wrapped in a black bag with duct tape surrounding the head and neck.
    — Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Mar. 2018

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