How to Use stringy in a Sentence

stringy

adjective

• The meat is not as dark, nor as stringy as that of hares.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2023
• Scoop out the seeds Remove the stringy flesh and seeds from the center of the squash.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2023
• The saliva tends to be too stringy and clogs machines used in the lab to process the test.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2020
• And that tougher end can turn out stringy or woody when cooked.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2018
• Too much length can make thin curls look stringy and stretched.
  — Lexi Novak, Allure, 20 Dec. 2017
• They’ve been called chewy and stringy, gelatinous and bland.
  — National Geographic, 19 June 2016
• Make the stuffed squash: Using a sharp knife, cut the squash in half and use a spoon to scrape out the seeds and stringy pulp.
  — Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2021
• The squash flesh becomes stringy when cooked and looks a lot like spaghetti; hence the name.
  — Stacey Hugues, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2023
• The meat was dry and stringy, the bun soggy from all that sauce and the fries were limp and unsalted.
  — Brenda Cain, cleveland, 13 Jan. 2022
• If any of the mussels have beards, the small stringy clump attached to one side, pull or scrape off the beards.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2021
• The goal was to become as stringy as the vaunted Pistons.
  — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 31 Jan. 2020
• The black-and-beige two-piece consists of a stringy halter-style top and cheeky boy shorts.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 July 2023
• Remove the seeds and stringy fibers with a metal spoon or ice cream scoop.
  — Karen Berner, Good Housekeeping, 29 June 2017
• Remove the seeds and stringy fibers with a metal spoon or ice cream scoop.
  — Karen Berner, Good Housekeeping, 18 July 2018
• Elsewhere in the exhibit, a swishy, stringy light rose dress glows in the dark.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 15 July 2022
• Maria has red, mottled skin, stringy hair and long black talons.
  — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2022
• Using a chef's knife, trim off the stringy root ends by slicing about ¼ inch above the roots.
  — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2023
• By this point, the flesh is stringy, watery, and tough—not great for pumpkin pie.
  — Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 13 Oct. 2022
• Use your fingers or a fork to gently remove the seeds from the stringy pulp.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2023
• His long stringy hair, brown with gray streaks, spills out of a plain black baseball cap.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 12 Jan. 2022
• The look was an ode to Brigitte Bardot with stringy pieces dangling around her face.
  — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
• His stringy long locks of the early 2000s have been replaced by an Ivy League cut.
  — Sabra Ayres, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2019
• When the squash is cool enough to handle, use a fork to scrape the stringy flesh into a medium bowl.
  — Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2020
• Beans and peas can grow stringy and tough when they are allowed to over-mature.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 July 2025
• Marnie was my age, with stringy hair and slouchy shoulders and a thin, whispery voice.
  — Aryn Kyle, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
• Use a bit of hair powder to keep your bangs from appearing stringy.
  — Krista Carter, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
• Riots of color, a horse or a human figure here or there, stringy webs of fabric.
  — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
• If your green beans have a prominent stringy fiber running from the top to the bottom of the pod, use your fingers to remove it from each bean.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2025
• Finally, dingy, discolored, or stringy towels need to get the heave-ho.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
• Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds and any stringy pieces.
  — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025