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Examples of lasso in a Sentence
The cowboy lassoed the horse.
Recent Examples of lasso from the Web
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The men used rope to lasso the young deer, while Kutznig ran about a mile on the beach.
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Hoping to further lasso a particularly Chinese appreciation for all things Korean, Kim opened Daebak three months ago.
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Footage from CBS3 shows officers trying to lasso the struggling animal.
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In ribbon roping, a male partner lassos a calf with a ribbon tied to its tail and Charlize runs to pull the ribbon off then runs back to the starting point.
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And that helped the superheroine thriller shatter the glass ceiling of tracking expectations of a $65 million debut, magically lassoing $103.1 million over its opening days in theaters.
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Wonder Woman, that Amazonian warrior-princess last in the spotlight in ’70s, lassoed the zeitgeist.
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While Gal Gadot is set to lasso up a number one spot at the box office, Susan Eisenberg's Wonder Woman is busy throwing down with the biggest heroes in the DC Universe in Injustice 2.
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Bullish box-office observers believe Wonder Woman, starring Gal Gadot as the marquee superhero and Amazonian princess Diana, will lasso well north of $100 million internationally.
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First Known Use of lasso
1807
lasso
Definition of lasso
lassos
orlassoes
: a rope or long thong of leather with a noose used especially for catching horses and cattle : lariat
Examples of lasso in a Sentence
the cowpuncher skillfully tossed the lasso around the calf's neck
Recent Examples of lasso from the Web
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Sellers roped them all with the kind of vocal lasso that genes and Music Row don’t hand a gal.
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But a sequel featuring the lasso-weilding demigoddess is reportedly in the works.
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After that story went viral, however, Elle.com published an update to say that the outlet has been unable to confirm Cavill's $14 million payday, which was reported by Forbes in 2016 and practically begs for a lasso of truth.
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The Wonder Woman doll of 1976 — the year everything was red, white, and blue — had that awesome lasso and a few other removable items, but her bodice was painted on.
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Any foe ensnared by this lasso, we are told, is obliged to confess the truth.
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The lasso was, after all, imbued with its mystical properties by the goddesses both of wisdom and of love.
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Ever since the former Miss Israel was cast as the lasso-wielding superhero back in December 2013, the excitement and support for Gadot in Israel has been strong, some even say unprecedented.
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Piece by piece, the trailer rolls out the classic Wonder Woman symbols: First the indestructible bracelets, then the sword and the shield and, of course, the lasso of truth.
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Origin and Etymology of lasso
Spanish lazo, from Latin laqueus snare
LASSO Defined for English Language Learners
lasso
playDefinition of lasso for English Language Learners
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: to catch (an animal) with a lasso
lasso
Definition of lasso for English Language Learners
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: a rope with a loop that is used for catching animals (such as cattle or horses)
LASSO Defined for Kids
Definition of lasso for Students
lassoed
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: to catch with a rope having a slipknot Cowboys lassoed a calf.
Definition of lasso for Students
lassos
orlassoes
: a rope with a slipknot that is used for catching animals
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