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.
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His stellar work continued into a tightrope walk of a sixth inning, when the Reds strung together three consecutive singles to load the bases in a one-run game.
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
There is a straightforward plot here (a hotel manager learns his place of employment will soon be no more), but the Argentine filmmaker uses such a threadbare storyline to string together a broader meditation about a changing world.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
The Red Sox jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second after stringing together three singles, the last coming courtesy of Nick Sogard.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
When strung together, these hand signs appear to form Long Count dates, the Maya system for reckoning absolute time since a mythic creation in 3114 BCE.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
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Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
There is a straightforward plot here (a hotel manager learns his place of employment will soon be no more), but the Argentine filmmaker uses such a threadbare storyline to string together a broader meditation about a changing world.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
The Red Sox jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second after stringing together three singles, the last coming courtesy of Nick Sogard.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
When strung together, these hand signs appear to form Long Count dates, the Maya system for reckoning absolute time since a mythic creation in 3114 BCE.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
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 5 Oct. 2025.
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