strings

Cultural  

1. A section of the orchestra containing the stringed musical instruments — those played by making stretched strings vibrate. In most stringed instruments, the musician draws a bow over the strings; violins, violas, cellos, and bass viols are played in this way. Other stringed instruments are played by plucking the strings; these include the banjo, guitar, harp, harpsichord, and ukulele.

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Example Sentences

Elementary kids chased each other through the crowd with blue paper butterflies on strings.

From Literature

“It became pretty clear that there were strings attached to his benevolence,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The third track, “Appetite,” features horns and strings to animate his story of the loneliness and isolation of life on the road.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Not so tight,” I heaved, after a particularly strong tug on the corset strings.

From Literature

“I saw your website. It inspired me to pull some strings, and I managed to get some info out of the rehab center. The coyote’s still there and is even recovering.”

From Literature

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