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How to use string in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

String means a long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together. Example: “She bought cotton thread to use to make string.”

Examples of string by meaning

nounA long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.

  • She bought cotton thread to use to make string.
  • I need three strings to complete the project.

nounControl; influence.

  • I always know what position he'll take because the Chairwoman of the Board has her string on him.
  • You have to keep the piece with your mother-in-law, because mothers always have strings in their child.

nounThe conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.

  • The deal sounds good, but what are the strings?
  • no strings attached
  • But he added: "The RDG offer contains more strings than a harp, including some which have never previously been discussed.2022 December 14, Mel Holley, “Network News: Strikes go on as RMT rejects RDG's "detrimental" offer”, in RAIL, number 972, page 8

nounA controlling inner sense, emotion, memory, etc.

  • tug on the heart strings
  • The experience struck a string in him that turned into a lifetime hobby.
  • The sight triggered a string of revulsion in her.

nounControl over the basketball in a game; the state of being in sync as a team, as if connected by a string.

  • You have to get the ball on an absolute string.
  • The team needs to be on a string.
  • Tell Johnson he needs to be on a string with the ball.

nounAny similar long, thin and flexible material.

  • The headdress's frame is made with strings of gold.

nounThe tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.

  • the strings of beans; a string bean

nounA bowstring.

  • You have to be strong to pull on the string.

More sentences with string

  • In unary and k-adic notation in general, zero is the empty string.From the entry zero
  • To display a number, you need to cast it to a string type.From the entry cast
  • Pressing a piano key causes the action of the hammer on the string.From the entry action
  • The deer jumped the string, so the archer missed his target.From the entry jump
  • The string "abra" is both a prefix and a suffix of the string "abracadabra".From the entry suffix
  • You need to tune that guitar: the G string sounds dirty.From the entry dirty
  • The illuminati shadow group has been pulling strings from behind the scenes.From the entry shadow
  • You have to include the strings library to use this function.From the entry include
  • The serial killer had a string of victims across seven states.From the entry serial
  • The first lyre may have been made by drawing strings over the underside of a tortoise shell.From the entry shell
  • Sacha composed a miniature for strings as a final project at the conservatory.From the entry miniature
  • When I phoned up, I was fobbed off with a string of excuses.From the entry fob off
  • For a friend I’ll help out for free, no strings attached.From the entry no strings attached
  • He has the job not because of talent, but because his dad pulled strings with the boss.From the entry pull strings
  • It looks like a good offer, but there are strings attached.From the entry strings
  • The replacement string should have the same casing as the matched text.From the entry casing
  • Cutting a string bean lengthwise is hard because they are so narrow.From the entry lengthwise
  • I need to fiddle with the strings on my violin. It doesn't sound in tune.From the entry in tune
  • If your password contains a particular string of letters, entering it can lock up the login form.From the entry lock up
  • The cat was always on the prowl for bit of string or a dangling shoelace.From the entry on the prowl
  • I played first string in the last quarter of the game.From the entry first string
  • In many programming languages, numeric values are not assignable to string variables.From the entry assignable
  • While he was strung out, he ranted about conspiracies that he couldn't remember when he sobered.From the entry strung out
  • I did up the parcel with string and took it to the post office.From the entry do up

Meaning of string

  1. noun A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
  2. noun Control; influence.
  3. noun The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.

Full definition of string

Questions about string in a sentence

How do you use string in a sentence?
String is used as a noun and verb. For example: “She bought cotton thread to use to make string.”
What is a short sentence with string?
“no strings attached”
What does string mean?
String means a long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: string (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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