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

But when forming their first band, The Pacemakers, Catfish needed a bass, so Bootsy crafted one out of an old guitar by removing the strings and replacing them with four bass strings. — Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 23 July 2026

According to Chu and her team, the idea resembles the strings of a guitar. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026

Ball built a guitar with an aluminum neck and began placing his headstock on top of his amp, so that the quaking cabinet shook the strings by itself. — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026

Dinner clubs and recurring gatherings at home are reshaping how people eat, connect and build community heading into 2026, and the host pulling the strings on the trend remains Martha Stewart. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026

Rhymes for the strings

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