Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

string band

British  

noun

  1. a band consisting of stringed instruments

  2. an informal name for string orchestra

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Avril was greeted with a VIP tour of the Mummers Museum and her favourite string band captain Jimmy Good showed up to surprise her.

From BBC Jan. 17, 2026

That’s why she wanted to record the tunes they inherited from Thompson, as well as from Etta Baker and other North Carolina string band players — hence the “Blackbird” album.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2025

Four years later, he and his brother started a banjo-less string band that played country music throughout southwestern Virginia.

From New York Times Jun. 25, 2023

Watching the string band, Linda Lay, 60, who runs a family farm business and sings bluegrass with her husband David Lay, leaped off her feet in a jig.

From New York Times Dec. 21, 2022

"Better have a string band up there at once," I said, "and open it as a public recreation ground."

From In Mr. Knox's Country by Ross, Martin

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training