Sentence examples for ropes from inspiring English sources

He developed the skill to climb difficult walls without ropes, relying on a small chute on his back in case he fell.

Gavin began to find his range in the following round but his punches lacked punch and Brook finished the job off in the sixth, rocking the challenger with two thudding shots before pinning him against the ropes with a barrage of shots.

"They were poking umbrellas through the ropes trying to trip people going from tee to green.

Olazabal had to wait for the Americans to calm down and return to the ropes.

They also brought in divers with ropes and equipment to examine a well near the house.

This was meant to be Joshua's toughest test since he turned pro shortly after winning gold at the 2012 Olympics but he won at a canter, pinning Johnson to the ropes early on and flooring his opponent once at the end of the first round with a flurry of thudding head and body shots, before doing the same again in the second.

The Bombers didn't translate that dominance to the scoreboard early – they led by just five points at quarter-time – but Hawthorn were on the ropes late in the second term.

Despite Tory MPs making life difficult for prime minister David Cameron over the European Union, a diversion he could have done without while his opposite number was on the ropes, the questioning of Miliband's leadership suitability has become a recurrent media theme.

Potter, 43, was a climbing and wingsuit pioneer and the creator of "freebase," a hybrid extreme sport that combined rock climbing without ropes and skydiving.

The Crows, in reasonable nick themselves, threw everything at the defending champs and looked to have them on the ropes at times, but Hawthorn responded like good sides do.

In the second half Juventus gradually forced the Granata on to the ropes, probing their rivals' defences.