Examples of lasso in a Sentence

Verb The cowboy lassoed the horse. Noun the cowpuncher skillfully tossed the lasso around the calf's neck

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb That affected the bottom line, too, as shows that garnered outstanding reviews had little chance to lasso the media’s, and therefore the public’s, attention. — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 9 June 2022 Wonder Woman, for instance, can lasso away a teammate who’s in trouble. — Kris Holt, Forbes, 19 May 2022 The Fed is moving — possibly too late — to lasso runaway prices by signaling its intent to raise interest rates at least three times this year. — Alain Sherter, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2022 The rider attempts to lasso the calf the instant it is released from the chute, so a winning time may be under two seconds. — New York Times, 2 Jan. 2022 The mandate was to lasso viewers and herd them to Paramount+, where the shows will complete their runs. — John Jurgensen, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2022 The charro shows his ability to lasso and stop him. — AZCentral.com, 10 Dec. 2021 Does Jackson heap abuse on Usher to lasso our compassion? — Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2021 The officers were eventually able to distract the pig long enough to lasso it with a leash and place it in the back of a squad car. — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 19 Nov. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Gravel cyclists can ramp up the revolutions on this nontechnical lasso from Crested Butte to Jacks Cabin Cutoff, alongside Taylor River, and into Almont. — Outside Online, 1 June 2021 In Old Town Scottsdale, the iconic sign of a cowboy with a lasso welcomes visitors. — Neetish Basnet, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2022 The device, which discharges two lasso-like tethers to temporarily wrap up a person’s arms or legs, is expected to be a less harmful restraining device than a Taser. — Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2021 Breakaway roping — in which riders throw a breakaway lasso around a calf released from a chute — and barrel racing are the only individual events open to them. — New York Times, 2 Jan. 2022 The actress spent the weekend celebrating the anniversary of Wonder Woman 1984's Dec. 25, 2020 release with social media posts that included behind-the-scenes photos and videos, including one in which Diana's lasso of truth smacks Gadot in the head. — Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 27 Dec. 2021 The group also partake in Southern-themed activities including line dancing, throwing a lasso and tossing bails of hay. — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2021 But in reality, the chatter might more accurately be framed as a loop, with the far ends bending back on themselves like a lasso. — Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Nov. 2021 On a map, the route between towns forms a lasso with Callicoon and Narrowsburg holding the figurative end of the rope. — Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2021 See More

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