strung out
adjective
1
: physically debilitated (as from long-term drug addiction)
2
: addicted to a drug
3
: intoxicated or stupefied from drug use
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Examples of strung out in a Sentence
stars strung out across the galaxy
she seems to have been strung out for most of the 1960s
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The Face of the Band Leaves In 1985, strung out from the road and eager to focus on his solo career, Cetera quit Chicago.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026
Sighting Shebara The speedboat and its four passengers—the captain, the skipper, my aforementioned scuba instructor and I—are cruising along the water when a mirage seems to appear in the distance, strung out like giant pearls floating on top of the sea.
—Lauren Keith, Robb Report, 30 May 2026
Words are strung out like mathematical equations: a root, plus any of a few dozen affixes that can modify its meaning.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
The shoddy room in Lincoln where my mother died, strung out,
with a bullet in her head.
—Nina C. Peláez, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026
Sighting Shebara The speedboat and its four passengers—the captain, the skipper, my aforementioned scuba instructor and I—are cruising along the water when a mirage seems to appear in the distance, strung out like giant pearls floating on top of the sea.
—Lauren Keith, Robb Report, 30 May 2026
Words are strung out like mathematical equations: a root, plus any of a few dozen affixes that can modify its meaning.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
The shoddy room in Lincoln where my mother died, strung out,
with a bullet in her head.
—Nina C. Peláez, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for strung out
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“Strung out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strung%20out. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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