as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue
the student succeeded in stringing even his teachers along with his tales of family hardships
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Recent Examples of string along
Critics have argued Putin is not interested in a lasting peace in Ukraine, with some Democrats suggesting the Trump administration is being strung along while Moscow makes gains on the battlefield.
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Brett Samuels, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Richard’s Motel Studios — all strung along South Federal Highway just south of Young Circle.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
The Yankees' handling of injuries has often left fans feeling like they're being strung along, so this wouldn't be a surprise.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Until such conditions obtain, talks will simply play into his cynical strategy of stringing along his opponents.
—Moisés Naím, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2020
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Brett Samuels, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Richard’s Motel Studios — all strung along South Federal Highway just south of Young Circle.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
The Yankees' handling of injuries has often left fans feeling like they're being strung along, so this wouldn't be a surprise.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Until such conditions obtain, talks will simply play into his cynical strategy of stringing along his opponents.
—Moisés Naím, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2020
See All Example Sentences for string along
Recent Examples of Synonyms for string along
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The bad actors utilized a common cyber method—contacting employees by text or phone and pretending to be from IT or human resources—with the goal of tricking those employees to give up sensitive personal information or account access.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Whereas in the past a lot of scams tried to trick you into giving out your financial account numbers, many now seek to persuade you to move your money from one of your accounts to another type of account the scammers can access.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
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To the American people—don't let this fool you.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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In autonomous vehicles, a single sticker on a stop sign can fool a vision system.—
Sagar Gupta,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Andor hates him on sight, which only intensifies when Berend smacks around his mother and tears up the apartment looking for proof that Klára has deceived the boy with idealized fictions about his origins.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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If this information were accessed, scammers could more convincingly extort or deceive individuals, according to Landau.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
26 Aug. 2025
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Julia thinks so too, and presses in, sucking in a breath when Ellen mentions Fairy Hill and how people dance into the nights and wake up a hundred years later.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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In this case, the device was able to suck in part of the worm's tail and drag it out—still squirming.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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