string together
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.
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In the fourth, the Dodgers strung together four consecutive singles to push across a run and load the bases with no one out.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Bishop Feehan superstar Brody Bumila has strung together one standout performance after another after another this season.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
The plot is little more than an excuse to string together a series of fight scenes, emulating the experience of playing the games.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 7 May 2026
All of our lives are strung together in a tapestry that depicts not only the horrors but also the hope and, most of all, the will to survive and pass something down to the next generation.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Bishop Feehan superstar Brody Bumila has strung together one standout performance after another after another this season.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
The plot is little more than an excuse to string together a series of fight scenes, emulating the experience of playing the games.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 7 May 2026
All of our lives are strung together in a tapestry that depicts not only the horrors but also the hope and, most of all, the will to survive and pass something down to the next generation.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for string together
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“String together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/string%20together. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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