1
: having strings
stringed instruments
2
: produced by strings

Examples of stringed in a Sentence

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Those influences are obvious in the cafe’s look, decorated with Mexican earthenware and a stringed Middle Eastern instrument called an oud. Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026 His teenage son, John Wesley, worked as a clerk who tuned stringed instruments. Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025 Community MusicWorks operates in areas of the state where K-12 students might not otherwise be able to afford to play stringed instruments. Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Sep. 2025 Initial offerings include an all-too-timely show about young immigrants as well as several productions that, as part of the Violins of Hope project, will use stringed instruments saved from destruction during the Holocaust. Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stringed

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stringed was before the 12th century

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“Stringed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stringed. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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