the strings

plural noun

: the instruments of an orchestra (such as the cello, violin, or piano) that have strings or the musicians who play them

Examples of the strings in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tuning pegs – Use the tuning pegs to tune the strings of your viola. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025

This effect helps to loosen the strings of the overall economy and financial sector, but around this point asset prices are reaching incredulous levels as investor euphoria intensifies, drawing in further speculation, until prices then turn down, and the house of cards collapses in a crash. —Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Barry leaned on the brass, Martin on the strings, and the musical sexiness of Bond got that much deeper. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025

Motors on the end-caps adjust the tension of the strings, changing the block’s shape. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for the strings

• forewings
• hamstrings
• heartstrings
• offsprings
• playthings
• brings
• clings
• dings
• flings
• kings
• lings
• pings