- past tense form of string.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of stringed
before 1000; Middle English; Old English strængede; see string, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, Black Americans enslaved on plantations were using homemade instruments such as stringed gourds to produce music with complex rhythms influenced by African traditions, which would later develop into blues and jazz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
As she experiments between strumming up and down, the forceful strike gives the stringed instrument a more percussive feel.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024
Other works going under the hammer include the Landscape Sculpture, which looks like a stringed instrument, the brass sculpture Maquette For Winged Figure, and an oil and pencil work called Atlantic Form, Blue.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2024
To that end, he has loaned musicians nine stringed instruments that he purchased — seven violins, one viola and one cello — by Italian master luthiers dating from 1686-1835.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024
I tore open my shirt and showed them the stringed scapular.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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