strung along

Example Sentences

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Hurricanes still drive high premiums: 46 of the 50 costliest counties nationwide, mostly strung along the Gulf Coast, count hurricanes as their primary threat, according to the Journal’s analysis of data from price-comparison firm Insurify.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

“People aren’t just getting laid off — they’re getting ghosted, strung along, maybe even experiencing their second or third or fifth layoff in their career.”

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025

Closer to home we walked for a mile under the bright holiday lights strung along the road at Griffith Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

The exchange highlighted in the evidence shows that Cohen felt strung along by Trump, a man who didn’t seem to know, at least in Cohen’s telling, how to define Cohen’s role.

From Slate • May 13, 2024

Were they strung along chromosomal filaments—like pearls on a string?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee