During Rope Yarn Sunday the sailors mended uniforms and spliced ropes instead of performing their usual duties.

He tightened the laces on his roping boots before heading to the arena.

He polished his old roping boot until it shone before the ranch competition.

The rescue team was fast roping into the canyon to reach the stranded hikers.

She was top-roping the route when she spotted a loose hold.

After months of training, he's top roping the harder routes to build confidence before leading.

The children were jump roping in the park while their parents watched.

The crew spent the morning roping off the hazardous areas after the chemical spill.

The new director chose to give someone enough rope and stepped back to observe whether their ideas could actually revive the struggling team.

I won't intervene this time — give him enough rope and he'll hang himself.