stringer

Example Sentences

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She started her career as a stringer for the Chicago Tribune, covering local government in the city’s northern suburbs during the 2009 recession.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Video from the stringer service OnScene.TV shows a stalled pickup truck on the shoulder of the freeway with a gaping hole in the windshield.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

Whether it is providing detailed insight about an Australian Open opponent or carrying his racquets to the stringer, Andy Murray has got Novak Djokovic's back.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

As a high school junior, he signed on as a stringer, feeding varsity wrestling and hockey results to the paper’s sports department.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

The keepers he put on a stringer, a woven cord with a three-inch nail tied to its end, anchored with a rock on the riverside.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe