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
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String player Matt Worley often stole the spotlight, making his banjo sound like a mandolin, while cellist Barney Morse-Brown ably covered the bass role, plucking the strings more often than bowing them.
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Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
The album’s calmer passages feel like a more complete version of the leisurely pedal steel ambient that’s proliferated in recent years—surging with too much emotion for the strings to contain, too much atmosphere to fit on a postcard.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
Her drive was fueled by a desire to provide for her daughter, Rory, on her own terms, free from the strings of her wealthy parents' inheritance.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
Fingers skitter up and down the strings of a double bass, hands massage the piano keys, brushes gently scratch at the drums.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
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Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
The album’s calmer passages feel like a more complete version of the leisurely pedal steel ambient that’s proliferated in recent years—surging with too much emotion for the strings to contain, too much atmosphere to fit on a postcard.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
Her drive was fueled by a desire to provide for her daughter, Rory, on her own terms, free from the strings of her wealthy parents' inheritance.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
Fingers skitter up and down the strings of a double bass, hands massage the piano keys, brushes gently scratch at the drums.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the strings
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“The strings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20strings. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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