How to Use tie off in a Sentence

tie off

verb
  • 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
  • Boats and yachts greater than 30 feet can stay in a marina or tie off in a canal.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • Ideally, boats should be placed in the middle of a canal and tied off to the sea walls on both sides.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • The skirt revealed a strip of white underlayer at the waist and tied off at both hips.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Victims of a snake bite are advised not to try to remove the venom themselves or to tie off the bite area.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • As Harper watched the ball fly to deep center field, the crowd erupted, knowing the game was tied off the crack of the bat.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
  • In more severe cases, your provider may tie off the vein (ligation) and then remove it (stripping).
    — Sarah Hudgens, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Thin metallic cords wrap the ankle in loops before tying off above the calf, with a low stiletto heel keeping the proportion taut and angular.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Two paramedics who happened to be on board helped out, borrowing blankets from other passengers and using a shoelace to tie off the umbilical cord.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
  • Thin white cords wrapped around each ankle and tied off above the heel, putting her on the lighter end of the wrap-sandal return rather than in full calf-lacing gladiator territory.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • According to an arrest affidavit, Bristy’s body, like Limon’s, had multiple stab injuries and was found in a large black trash bag tied off with a knot.
    — Tony Marrero, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
  • Two paramedics who happened to be on the flight assisted, borrowing blankets from other passengers and using a shoelace to tie off the umbilical cord.
    — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, South Korea heads into this tie off the back of a comeback 2-1 win against the Czech Republic.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
  • He might be joined on the sidelines by defensive colleagues Joao Palhinha and Cristian Romero, who both finished last night’s tie off the pitch after an accidental clash of heads in second half stoppage time.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The Barksdale operation knows the police are onto them, so Avon (Wood Harris) and Stringer (Idris Elba) are trying to tie off any loose ends that could potentially compromise them.
    — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • Coming up The round of Premier League games is neatly tied off on Monday night, when Champions League hopefuls Brentford host recent discoverers of competence Wolves.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026

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