unstrung

Example Sentences

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Mr. Fitzsimons, a recreational trapper, was also carrying a six-foot-long unstrung archery bow and a fur pelt draped across his neck.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2023

He also wore a fur pelt around his neck and carried an unstrung wooden archery bow.

From Washington Times • Jul. 13, 2023

He also said he carried an unstrung archery bow “to signify his peaceful intent.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2022

That is not to say it’s historically unstrung along the lines of “The Great” or “Bridgerton” or Sofia Coppola’s “Marie Antoinette”; generally speaking, it stays put within its period.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2021

Well, he is not a ghost; yet every nerve I have is unstrung: for a moment I am beyond my own mastery.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë