How to Use string in a Sentence

string

1 of 2 noun

• She tied a string around the boxes.
• He tied the packages together with string.
• Some breasts ooze drops of milk that morph into strings of pearls.
  — Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 16 May 2023
• There need to be more programs that are easy to access and have no strings.
  — Kimanzi Constable, Parents, 22 Jan. 2024
• The real magic comes when Grace’s strings take the shape of lead vocals.
  — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
• To date, there are a number of mop types available like string, flat, spin, and spray.
  — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2023
• Using a small bit of tacky glue, glue one end of string to inside of roll.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024
• He was also joined by a group of string players, and then, for the second verse, Combs.
  — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2023
• Bring in extra seating with a pair of poufs, then hang string lights overhead to warm up the space.
  — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2023
• By the end of her string of scams, Hutsona had relieved Kidd of over $1 million.
  — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 9 June 2023
• The meeting was the latest misstep in a string of mistakes and delays.
  — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
• At the time, Sadik felt that something very bad had already happened—a string of bad things, in fact.
  — Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
• The first photo in the post was snapped in the front of the iconic silos, with string lights and fireworks exploding in the background.
  — Lizzy Rosenberg, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
• The mules head out right at sunrise with two packers each leading a string of five mules.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
• The pants featured pockets, strings, and flaps throughout.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 July 2023
• Zuckerman hopes the show will also tug at fans’ heart strings.
  — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
• There was the thwap of the crossbow string, a hollow thud of the arrow hitting home, and then the fading rustle of the buck running off through the grass.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 3 Aug. 2023
• Knauss, who has worked at the Phoenix Fire Department since 2006, has had a lengthy string of legal problems over the years.
  — The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024
• The slightly more robust lows never threaten the brightness of the track’s brass, strings, and vocals.
  — PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2023
• She was convicted of a string of low-level crimes: first, passing a bad check.
  — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2023
• He’s credited the change to new shoes that have helped with his movement and a string change that has given him a bit more power to hit through the court.
  — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
• Today’s development is the latest in a string of bad news for the EV maker.
  — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 15 Apr. 2024
• Previous research has shown that three of the galaxies are akin to pearls on a string, roughly equidistant from us in the plane of the sky.
  — Sharmila Kuthunur, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2023
• While some fans had their phones out to capture his star power on stage, others spent the night in the back of the pit jumping rope with a string of feather boas.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
• This year, Gloria faced voters as the city was still reeling from the flooding, but that was just the latest in a string of problems for City Hall.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
• These lawsuits are the latest in a string of litigation against Nobu.
  — Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
• Aspen has seen a historic run-up in prices since 2020 resulting in a string of mega sales and off-market deals.
  — E.b. Solomont, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2023
• The private key, a long string of characters, is stored only on your device.
  — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
• It’s been exactly one year since that fateful day marked the start of a string of subsequent bank failures.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
• One of the confection’s most special touches is a string of pearls tangled around the magazine’s logo.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024

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string

2 of 2 verb

• Scouts strung lanterns along the trail.
• She strung the key around her neck.
• They strung wires from tree to tree.
• We strung popcorn garlands for the Christmas tree.
• Keep in Mind The lights are not strung all the way to the end of the branches.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2023
• Punch a hole in the top of each star and then thread string through the holes.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 6 June 2022
• In the video, Crew strung lights around the tree and got on his hands and knees to plug them in and light up the decor.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
• They're shipped to you flat and come with a straw to inflate and string to hang.
  — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 13 Oct. 2022
• This guy was just stringing you along and that was part of the grooming.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2023
• Wilson doesn’t string you along to learn that truth as a twist, though.
  — Longreads, 6 Dec. 2022
• At its core, the Cat Dancer toy is just a piece of wire with a few paper tubes strung on the end.
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
• Third-string goalie Akira Schmid had 16 saves in his first start of the season.
  — Matt Sugam, ajc, 13 Nov. 2022
• The people who lived there would hang clothes out to dry on lines strung between the trees.
  — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
• Feel free to string the lights on your tree or even outside your home.
  — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 23 Sep. 2022
• Is stringing beads with your mom at the kitchen table your first piece?
  — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 29 Feb. 2024
• And there’s a 31% chance of extra time, which will string out the tension even further.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2022
• This would be a good time for Cate, 24, to string some good starts together in the high minors.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2022
• The Lions can string together back-to-back wins for the first time this season.
  — Mike Gramajo, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
• Some learn to play this way, and some even string it backward, avoiding the need to learn to play right-handed.
  — Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Feb. 2023
• Don’t string more than three strands of lights per extension cord.
  — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2023
• Mayfield, in shorts, a blue Rams sweatshirt and black headband, took all the snaps as third-string Bryce Perkins looked on.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022
• The colorful lights strung across your yards bring me joy each winter.
  — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
• Frisell’s music of the past three decades draws on those early steel-string years to a striking degree.
  — Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022
• Long before the Tigers' winning streak, the team talked about needing to string together a bunch of wins in a row.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2022
• According to the most common version of events, the posse strung Kenney up.
  — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2023
• Or is there a lone piece of string holding the entire piece together?
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 16 Nov. 2022
• Across the street, at El Del Frente, the walls were washed white with hip stencils of bicycles and its rooftop bar was strung with lights.
  — Moriah Balingit, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
• But the carport covers Capote has strung across the top of the metal frame have not been in compliance with city code.
  — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
• There’s a lot to love about a pre-lit tree, namely the convenience of not having to string hundreds of lights on it.
  — Erin Johnson, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
• Building that kind of support among the branches all but assures that the Academy will hoist Nolan to the podium for the first time for stringing it all together in one movie.
  — Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024