strung-out
Example Sentences
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The settlements were strung out along 1,000 miles of coastline and 3,000 miles from Europe, and sending messages was molasses-slow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Then once we had it all strung out and I thought it was a film, I brought on Viridiana Lieberman, who’s our editor.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025
Robby is our guide through a too-long workday, where he and his fellow doctors and nurses are overworked and strung out.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2025
The elite field was already well strung out by the time they reached the coast and Oldenkamp found himself with two companions, urging each other on in solidarity rather than competing against each other.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2024
Of course he had heard all the names the redbeard had just so pompously strung out.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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