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string attached

NOUN
stipulation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrangement clause obligation precondition provision qualification requirement restriction specification
STRONG
agreement circumscription contract designation engagement limit prerequisite proviso reservation settlement term terms
WEAK
fine print sine qua non small print
Antonyms
STRONG
disagreement
WEAK
implication request wish

Example Sentences

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But he’s saved by a mysterious figure with a red string attached to his backpack—one whose identity we won’t learn until the very end of the movie.

From Slate • Sep. 3, 2020

The masks had small slits for the eyes and a string attached to the mouth slot and tied with a glass bead that the wearer would hold between her teeth.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2020

The can would be lowered by a long string attached to the two holes at the top.

From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2017

The loan came with a string attached: Turner would have to play “Mighty Oregon” - the UO fight song - at the summit.

From Washington Times • Sep. 19, 2015

A cosmic string attached to the earth could accelerate it from 0 to 60 mph in 'Aoth of a second.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking