How to Use string in a Sentence

string

1 of 2 noun

• She tied a string around the boxes.
• He tied the packages together with string.
• Dirty hair in strings around her face.
  — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
• No one had pulled any strings for us.
  — MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
• It was cracked-up, had two strings on it.
  — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
• The secret string had a long run.
  — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
• This flex was the latest in a string.
  — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
• Of course, this comes with strings attached.
  — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
• The half order of onion strings was packed high!
  — Jessica Peralta, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
• There were gut strings, then metallic strings.
  — Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
• Of course, there are some strings attached.
  — Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
• Nothing makes for a cozy porch quite like warm string lights.
  — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
• That string that’s so tight in her belly is about to snap.
  — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
• In the evenings, string lights bring the courtyard to life.
  — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
• Place a clump of the sweet potato strings on top of the aioli.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
• Some breasts ooze drops of milk that morph into strings of pearls.
  — Zoë Lescaze, New York Times, 16 May 2023
• Wrap string lights around railings or porch beams for a warm glow.
  — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
• To that end, met his mandate as a third-string point guard.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
• Melodies move across the divide like the slow drag of a bow across a string.
  — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
• Iowa Democrats are riding high off a string of wins.
  — Christian Orozco, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
• One day my father came home and found a string broken.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
• Of course, most people start with 6-strings, isn't that right?
  — Bryan West, USA Today, 12 June 2026
• There’s only six strings and what, 20 frets?
  — Charles Moss, SPIN, 9 June 2026
• Lorch also pulled strings to get him into high school.
  — Luke Cyphers, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
• Six pillars of life to go along with six guitar strings.
  — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
• On top of that, a string of clients who'd hired him for decades also passed away.
  — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
• Hang string lights to give a small outdoor space an instant makeover.
  — Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 25 May 2026
• There need to be more programs that are easy to access and have no strings.
  — Kimanzi Constable, Parents, 22 Jan. 2024
• Using a small bit of tacky glue, glue one end of string to inside of roll.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2024
• Join a string’s ends, forming a loop, to do the same for gravitons.
  — Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026

string

2 of 2 verb

• Scouts strung lanterns along the trail.
• She strung the key around her neck.
• They strung wires from tree to tree.
• We strung popcorn garlands for the Christmas tree.
• Punch a hole in the top of each star and then thread string through the holes.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 6 June 2022
• The swoony strings coat the song with a lush, old-fashioned feel.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
• Feel free to string the lights on your tree or even outside your home.
  — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 23 Sep. 2022
• Wilson doesn’t string you along to learn that truth as a twist, though.
  — Longreads, 6 Dec. 2022
• They're shipped to you flat and come with a straw to inflate and string to hang.
  — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 13 Oct. 2022
• Is stringing beads with your mom at the kitchen table your first piece?
  — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 29 Feb. 2024
• Don’t string more than three strands of lights per extension cord.
  — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2023
• This guy was just stringing you along and that was part of the grooming.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2023
• Or dyeing and then stringing lacrosse heads.
  — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
• Next, weave the wire through the tops of each bauble to string them together.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2025
• The people who lived there would hang clothes out to dry on lines strung between the trees.
  — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
• Kawhi did a good job of stringing them out, hitting the pocket.
  — Janis Carr, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
• The colorful lights strung across your yards bring me joy each winter.
  — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
• Rather he is accused of stringing his victims along.
  — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
• The three men strung an old sailcloth between the two sleds and pitched tents beneath it.
  — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
• Create cut leather acorns in neutral shades and string them up with thick twine or ribbon.
  — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2022
• The Longhorns just can't string things together.
  — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 3 Jan. 2026
• There are red vinyl barstools, and there are Christmas lights strung from the ceiling.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026
• Keep in Mind The lights are not strung all the way to the end of the branches.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2023
• It was made of gold and strung with beads made of lapis lazuli, a blue stone prized in antiquity.
  — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
• Toys and books are strung across tables in the living room, framed by couches and kid-sized chairs.
  — Maddy Keyes, The Frontier, 5 Mar. 2026
• Or is there a lone piece of string holding the entire piece together?
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 16 Nov. 2022
• Milwaukee always had enough talent to string us along and get our hopes up.
  — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2023
• For a subtly spooky effect, string a giant spider web across the front porch.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
• Japanese tea lights strung throughout will serve as a beacon to the truck.
  — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025
• In the video, Crew strung lights around the tree and got on his hands and knees to plug them in and light up the decor.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023