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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With 40-year-old veteran midfielder Luka Modrić still pulling the strings, the Vatreni will be confident of troubling England yet again.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
But slowly the strings droop and the chords sour, preparing us for the approach Bjørn will take on the album, which is to play around in beauty and then throw the listener off with striking moments of ugliness.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026
Hugo is the one pulling the strings behind the scenes to arrange for Daniel’s theft of the top secret materials.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2026
Remapping the ‘behind the scenes’ If maps are used to systematically shut minority neighborhoods out of property markets, then remapping these systems can reveal how the strings of government and private industry are pulled to exclude these neighborhoods, and whom this exclusion benefits.
—Patty Heyda, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
But slowly the strings droop and the chords sour, preparing us for the approach Bjørn will take on the album, which is to play around in beauty and then throw the listener off with striking moments of ugliness.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026
Hugo is the one pulling the strings behind the scenes to arrange for Daniel’s theft of the top secret materials.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 June 2026
Remapping the ‘behind the scenes’ If maps are used to systematically shut minority neighborhoods out of property markets, then remapping these systems can reveal how the strings of government and private industry are pulled to exclude these neighborhoods, and whom this exclusion benefits.
—Patty Heyda, The Conversation, 1 June 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 19 Jun. 2026.
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