How to Use zip tie in a Sentence

zip tie

noun
  • Those who could walk on their own were led away with their hands in zip ties.
    — Time, 18 July 2019
  • Her arms had been bound behind her back with a zip tie and a rope.
    — Hannah Fry, latimes.com, 10 July 2019
  • The dog had a zip tie around his mouth and another around his neck.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024
  • 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 zip ties were really painful and our wrists were pressed between our backs.
    — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, 21 May 2018
  • 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
  • Moore placed pantyhose around the victim’s hands and then zip tied her arms behind her back.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 30 Jan. 2020
  • 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
  • Place the bag over the showerhead, and secure it with a rubber band or zip tie.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Then they were bound with zip ties and handcuffs and driven around on an hourlong ordeal.
    — Juan Ortega, www.feloniousflorida.com, 1 May 2018
  • The video also shows other protesters with zip ties around their wrists.
    — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2020
  • 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 footage showed protesters in zip ties waiting to board a bus to be carried from the scene.
    — Peter Martinez, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Often that means zip ties and spray foam, but also glitter and giraffe-print paint.
    — Jason Nark, Philly.com, 11 May 2018
  • 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
  • In it, protesters place their hands through pipes and either cuff themselves or zip tie their hands.
    — Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 12 Oct. 2017
  • 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
  • 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
  • The gunman then gave a woman zip ties and instructed her to tie Garces up.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Some heat cables are wrapped around the pipe, while others run alongside it and are secured with tape or zip ties.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 17 Feb. 2021
  • 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
  • Church officials say that weapons will be unloaded, secured with zip ties and checked at the door.
    — Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018
  • The intruders used thick, plastic zip ties to bind both victims’ hands behind their backs.
    — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 2 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • There, officers found a black zip tie matching those found in Domann’s room.
    — Katy Bergen and Joe Robertson, kansascity, 4 Nov. 2017
  • 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
  • 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
  • Feig said Perry had been bound with duct tape at her feet, and a zip tie and towing strap were wrapped tightly around her neck.
    — Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Aug. 2022

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