strings

Example Sentences

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I don’t know what strings our producers pulled, but I went to the federal building hours before our flight and expedited a passport.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

And it ends with Sabotage, where discordant pianos and jump-scare strings soundtrack her self-destruction.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Print and cinema’s strings are being pulled by the grubby, greedy hands of executives who care far more about money and expediency than art and process.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

From turf to surf: Red Lobster’s Endless Shrimp is back—with a few strings attached.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“In a second, Duke. Look. There’s something jiggly in the water. It’s like a flat rubber pull toy made out of clear gunk! It even has all sorts of strings to play with.”

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein