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• plural of string.
• present tense form of string (3rd person singular).

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

So he thought, Well, if guitar has six strings and bass has four strings, bass must be easier.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Those of us who grew up in the 1970s worked during the summer because we needed money for McDonald’s, guitar strings and gas for the car we borrowed from our parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem seems to be gathering together all the strings of power within the FIA into his own hands.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The novel arrangement of horns and strings, which Perren, Thomas Sellers and Don Peake scored, gave the orchestra a new, more engaged and sophisticated role on disco recordings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

She plucked the strings of her apron, unraveling the thread.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

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