stringing up
Example Sentences
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Medical teams triaged evacuees in a car park, wrapping up wounds and stringing up bags of saline for IV drips under tents.
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025
Turabi was notorious for ripping music tapes from cars, stringing up hundreds of meters of destroyed cassettes in trees and signposts.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2021
The buildings are constructed from the same drab concrete blocks, packed close together, and figures in bright clothes stand on the rooftops, stringing up laundry or simply looking out across the endless city.
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2020
The solution is an easy one: Simply wash your hands after stringing up the lights, or wear gloves while putting them on.
From Slate • Nov. 27, 2018
Nearly a mile in front, stringing up a long, gradual acclivity, trotted the thirteen oxen, urged forward by three natives.
From 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War by Mitford, Bertram
