noose around

Examples (10)

• The noose tightened around her neck.
• A political scandal can feel like a noose tightening around a career.
• He felt the metaphorical noose of debt closing around him.
• The detective put a noose around the suspect's story, exposing the lies.
• The hunter placed a noose around the branch to catch the animal.
• A hangman's noose was placed around the dummy's neck for the demonstration.
• The tightening noose around the company's finances led to bankruptcy.
• The criminal had a metaphorical noose around his neck when the evidence mounted.
• The ropes formed a noose around the package to secure it.
• She felt the noose of expectation around her as the deadline approached.