strand
Example Sentences
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DNA does not sit inside a cell as a simple straight strand.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Above all, Swanberg is interested in one strand of this knotty dilemma: how an ex turns from trash to treasure the minute someone else claims them from the dumpster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The Aztecs’ language, a strand of Nahuatl, is still spoken by over one million indigenous people in rural villages, while many Aztec traditions quietly persisted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Signing celebrity athletes from popular sports like basketball has become a key strand of that expansion strategy, boosting credibility abroad while appealing to the many NBA fans in the domestic market.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
I braid my hair tightly, not a single scraggly strand left behind.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Vocabulary lists containing strand
The Cay
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"A Rose for Emily"
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Tolkien Reading Day, List 5
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