Example Sentences

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But the government did not charge them — even though Stone had been stringing them along pretending to be trying to pay for years until he finally just stopped altogether.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2023

Probably, the boy had been stringing her along.

From Slate • Nov. 27, 2021

By the time the case came to trial, he said he had been "stringing Stef along".

From BBC • May 24, 2018

They laughed, but they had been stringing lights on the Christmas tree throughout the debate.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2015

Grandpa had been stringing the fish one by one, as they had caught them; and he had let the line hang down in the water.

From A Hive of Busy Bees by Williams, Effie Mae Hency