string together
phrasal verb
strung together; stringing together; strings together
: to combine (different things) into something that is complete, useful, etc.
See if you can string the theories together into something that makes sense.
The filmmaker strung together interviews with a number of experts on the subject.
: to create (something) by putting different things together
She was finding it hard to string together a coherent argument.
Examples of string together in a Sentence
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The Cubs quickly tacked on another, after Michael Busch drew a walk and Nico Hoerner and Nick Madrigal strung together consecutive singles.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
In the 1950s and ’60s, a volleyball team of textile-factory workers from Japan strung together a stunning 258-game winning streak—including a world championship and Olympic gold—while sparking a craze in volleyball manga and anime both locally and beyond.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
The crosses are strung together end to end, then finished with crystal charms at the end and met with a brass chain.
—Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
Along the way, Schubert’s music — arias and lieder, and other excerpts — is strung together with slight alterations, particularly in the arrangements by Robert Percival that, while occasionally anachronistic, maintain the show’s dramatic heft and a sense of consistency.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
By contrast, Porter and Schiff strung together elaborate basilicas of doubletalk designed to convey their agreement with Lee without saying as much outright.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 13 Feb. 2024
Scroll through any platform, and you’re bound to find countless clips of pet owners testing their dogs’ comprehension, stringing together sentences with all their pet’s favorite words—walk, ball, park, food—to elicit those adorable head tilts and excited barks.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Instagram videos could only be a minute long back then, and Tierra Whack made expanse from this limitation in Whack World, a surreal and shiny music film that ran 15 minutes long, stringing together 15 music videos for 15 songs that were each just 60 seconds.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
McClung put on a clinic last year, stringing together four dunks that blew both the judges and spectators away.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
In the 1950s and ’60s, a volleyball team of textile-factory workers from Japan strung together a stunning 258-game winning streak—including a world championship and Olympic gold—while sparking a craze in volleyball manga and anime both locally and beyond.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
The crosses are strung together end to end, then finished with crystal charms at the end and met with a brass chain.
—Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
Along the way, Schubert’s music — arias and lieder, and other excerpts — is strung together with slight alterations, particularly in the arrangements by Robert Percival that, while occasionally anachronistic, maintain the show’s dramatic heft and a sense of consistency.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
By contrast, Porter and Schiff strung together elaborate basilicas of doubletalk designed to convey their agreement with Lee without saying as much outright.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 13 Feb. 2024
Scroll through any platform, and you’re bound to find countless clips of pet owners testing their dogs’ comprehension, stringing together sentences with all their pet’s favorite words—walk, ball, park, food—to elicit those adorable head tilts and excited barks.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Instagram videos could only be a minute long back then, and Tierra Whack made expanse from this limitation in Whack World, a surreal and shiny music film that ran 15 minutes long, stringing together 15 music videos for 15 songs that were each just 60 seconds.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2024
McClung put on a clinic last year, stringing together four dunks that blew both the judges and spectators away.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
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“String together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/string%20together. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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