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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby strings attached

string out, stringpiece, string player, string quartet, strings, strings attached, string theory, string tie, string together, string up, string variable

How to use strings attached in a sentence

It is hard to feel attached to where you are if you are always thinking of where you have been or where you are going.
Will Texas Stay Texan?|David Fontana|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Twin girls, Greta and Grace, run around the floor in circles, wearing pink playsuits with tiny pink wings attached.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda|Ruth Michaelson|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Corden has actually been attached to Into the Woods since the first reading of the screenplay two-and-a-half years ago.
New ‘Late Late Show’ Host James Corden Would Like to Manage Your Expectations|Kevin Fallon|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Apparently the Russos are very close to Paul and Joe suggested Paul could be attached to direct both.
Exclusive: Sony Emails Reveal Channing Tatum and Chris Pratt’s Plans For ‘Ghostbusters’ Film|William Boot|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Democrats are up in arms about several policy riders attached to the cromnibus.
Bachmann and Pelosi vs. Boehner and Obama Over Spending Bill|Ben Jacobs|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The commander-in-chief still kept him attached to the headquarter staff, and constantly employed him on special service.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
This takes at first the crude device of a couple of vertical lines attached to the head (see Fig. 4).
Children's Ways|James Sully
In shape it is curved, like those things for candles attached to upright pianos, but with a weighted foot to hold it firm.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
If the capital letter S were cut into two parts, and the bottom half attached to the top half, it would make a nought .
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
It does not appear, however, that any special significance is attached to this singular fancy.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.