How to Use tape in a Sentence
- The show was recorded on tape.
- I was listening to a tape in the car.
- She stuck a tape in the VCR.
- His eyeglasses are held together with tape.
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Lucy needs to get that tape back.
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Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
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His self-tape had struck a chord.
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Jay Glennie,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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Each tape could hold about eight songs.
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IEEE Spectrum,
29 Aug. 2025
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Your choice is live over tape in sports.
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Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Miller isn’t one to burn the game tape from a loss.
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Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
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Sticky things like gum and tape get glued to the sides.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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That Jaylib tape f—ked my head up.
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Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
28 Aug. 2025
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That’s when Long learned about self-tapes.
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Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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Clive was asked to submit a tape.
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Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
10 May 2026
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All of your makeup gets black tape.
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Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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The training tapes are not new.
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Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Don’t be fooled by the boring tape.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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The letters were made out of white tape.
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Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
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No pressure, just take a look at her tape.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Dec. 2025
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Other than these tapes, there was no like.
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Outside Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Oh, and the funny tape all over their face?
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Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
5 Feb. 2026
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But where does all that ticker-tape come from?
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Andy Kroll,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Cover stems with painters tape to keep them clean.
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Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Oct. 2025
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His feet were bound with tape and a belt was wrapped around his left wrist.
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Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
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His feet were bound with tape, and a belt was wrapped around his left wrist.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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There's a ball of tape; each piece has a number on it.
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Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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My feet were, still, far too tight from the climbing tape.
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Junnelle Hogen,
Outside,
19 Oct. 2025
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And the guy who made the 16-track tapes gave them to me.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2026
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Then our show was on tape on Friday.
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Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Sep. 2025
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Natasha was pretty much cast off her tape alone, which is quite rare.
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Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Dec. 2023
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Then, our show was on tape on Friday.
—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
22 Sep. 2025
- I taped the box shut.
- The show is taped before a live audience.
- She taped a note to the refrigerator.
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It was taped to the edge of his desk.
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Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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The whole corner was taped off for hours.
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Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Spread a tarp or drop cloth in front of the fireplace and tape it down.
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Bradley Ford,
Popular Mechanics,
4 Jan. 2023
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For the record, the reunion taped in May.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
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Next, pinch the corner and fold the edge up and over, then tape it in place.
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Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
16 Dec. 2025
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Fold the triangles in and tape them down.
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Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
16 Dec. 2025
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For a mild sprain, taping the ankle can help.
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Mark Gurarie,
Health,
11 Sep. 2025
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Obtain a few swatches and tape them to the wall of your room.
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Jennifer Barger,
Washington Post,
10 Jan. 2023
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Leu notes that paper signs taped to glass tend to age poorly.
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Natasha Bazika,
Martha Stewart,
5 June 2026
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Debris was scattered around the plane and the area was taped off.
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Angel Saunders,
Peoplemag,
27 Jan. 2024
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Next, tape a piece of plastic food wrap over the convex side.
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Staff Author,
Martha Stewart,
31 Mar. 2026
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Boxes were always taped with a curl of fish wire to cut the cake.
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Elena Kadvany,
San Francisco Chronicle,
15 Mar. 2023
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He's taped up and going through early warmups.
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Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
17 Jan. 2026
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Hurts got his finger taped and put on a glove for some warmup passes.
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Dan Gelston,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2024
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My cousin was taping the radio shows.
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Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
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And some fans have started taping their chests at your shows as well.
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Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Then just glue or tape them to these free printable cards with fun magic themes.
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Olivia Muenter,
Woman's Day,
10 Jan. 2023
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The needle is removed, and the tube, called a catheter, is taped in place.
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Kristi Pahr,
Parents,
8 Sep. 2023
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Some of their mouths were taped shut and chains were wrapped around their wrists; veils blowing in the wind.
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Mackenzie Mays,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Aug. 2023
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By Monday night, snow showers and high winds will tape off.
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Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Roll the gift to the end of the wrapping paper and tape the other end down.
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Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
28 Nov. 2022
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Hasty printouts taped to the walls asked visitors to use the stairs.
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Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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Wakim will tape the hour in October.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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The floor, covered in light gray felt, is taped off with a runway order.
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Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
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The same poster, in pink and black this time, had been taped to the door of the subterranean gym.
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Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
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Each week, that ankle seems to be more heavily taped.
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Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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Someone had taped hearts on the field’s fence featuring the names of the dead.
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Danielle Paquette,
Washington Post,
3 Nov. 2023
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