How to Use the strings in a Sentence

the strings

plural noun
  • Yet the strings still emerge from the dryer in a stubborn twist.
    — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 25 Oct. 2023
  • This was played with élan over dissonant swirling in the strings.
    — Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
  • People can see the strings being pulled.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2026
  • All the ivory keys remain in place, and none of the strings were broken.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Gomez’s story is one of resilience that pulls at the strings of the heart.
    — Colby Gordon, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
  • It was built around my stumbling piano part, and the strings stumbled along with it.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Ma’s bow danced over the strings; Ax’s fingers glistened across the keys.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • First the strings, then two guitarists, two keyboardists, a bassist and a drummer to round it out.
    — Heather Bushman, The Indianapolis Star, 9 July 2023
  • The bikini top straps were down and tied to form a keyhole at her bust, with the strings hanging down.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 9 July 2023
  • With every pluck, the strings seem to vibrate in the air in front of you, blurring like bees’ wings.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 4 June 2026
  • When the piece is over, my friend scrapes her bow down the strings, and Millie howls with laughter.
    — Danilyn Rutherford, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
  • The difference in sound, Broeckel said, is due to the strings and bow.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But when her fingers meet the strings, her face hardens, like ancient marble.
    — Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • If this happens, your healthcare provider can trim the strings to a more comfortable length.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Motors on the end-caps adjust the tension of the strings, changing the block’s shape.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Simply place the top ring and let the strings cascade down for a stunning, stress-free display.
    — Poppy Morgan, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Plus, the rust-tone orange is vibrant, and the strings on the back keep the cushions firmly in place.
    — Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • But creatures can get tangled in the strings or eat them to serious ill effect.
    — Marjorie “slim” Woodruff, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
  • This is owing to the high pitch of the notes, the tension of the strings, and the small body of the instrument.
    — Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Tuning pegs – Use the tuning pegs to tune the strings of your viola.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Don Hart came aboard to arrange the strings that thread the album together.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2024
  • Who is really pulling the strings in Broken Rock?
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
  • Towards the end, the soloist drops down to its lowest register while the strings move upwards.
    — Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Lazarova guides these shifts with a sure hand, letting the brass and winds surge while keeping the strings warm and grounded.
    — Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2025
  • But that song took on a whole 'nother daylight when Paul Riser added the strings and the horns on it.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
  • From the top of her low-slung denim jeans, the strings of her bikini bottoms could be seen in a shade of chocolate brown.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The piano plays mostly arpeggios; the strings fixate for hundreds of bars on a pair of hazy four-note chords.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Richter’s piece floods in, the strings mounting to something freeing but unchangeable.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Almost like we, with our minds, were making the harpist’s fingers drag across the strings with more and more violence.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The court is pretty big still and the strings and rackets are really powerful.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024

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