string cheese

noun

: cheese formed usually into sticks that can be pulled apart in narrow strips

Examples of string cheese in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sargento is also coming into its own as a long-term acquirer in the cheese industry, after buying one of the leading string cheese brands in the U.S., Baker Cheese, in 2022 for an undisclosed amount from the fourth-generation family that had owned it for more than 100 years. —Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024

So of course her suggestion was no more string cheese! —Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024

Researchers found that air samples taken from the playful marine mammals’ blow holes contained plastic polymer fibers and particles — including polyester and polyethylene terephthalate, or PET (the plastic used to make water bottles, string cheese wrappers and microwavable food trays). —Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024

Kid-friendly charcuterie made with whole wheat crackers, a turkey jerky stick, cherry tomatoes, and string cheese. —Katie Drakeford, Ma, Rd, Csp, Ld, Parents, 23 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above