string bean
noun
any of various kinds of bean, as the green bean, the unripe pods of which are used as food, usually after stripping off the fibrous thread along the side.
string beans
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pluralof string bean.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It’s that toasted, browned, charred flavor that gives a bowl of noodles, clams in black bean sauce, string beans and anything else cooked this way, that covetable, kissed-by-fire smoky element.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
Gathering a handful of what looks like string beans, the man, a batik craftsman, heads home to make natural dye from them.
From Reuters ● Nov. 17, 2021
But sautéing really is one of our favorite ways to cook flavorful, and definitely not mushy string beans.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2021
Once broken up into bite-size rags and seasoned, the string beans are no longer squeaky.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2020
Alex pictured row after row of dead string beans lined up in Yankee Stadium.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
