strung
simple past tense and past participle of string.
Other words from strung
- well-strung, adjective
Words Nearby strung
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How to use strung in a sentence
Life is a series of seemingly throwaway moments strung together in a peculiar tapestry, and Linklater has captured it beautifully.
Oscars 2015: The Daily Beast’s Picks, From Scarlett Johansson to ‘Boyhood’ | Marlow Stern | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSo it was fun to see how they strung those together and had the hybrid between live-action and animation.
How Carrie Preston Became The Good Wife’s Favorite Scene Stealer | Kevin Fallon | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the sunsets are beautiful here, and you know that battalion will not leave your whole company strung out at night checkpoints.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq | Nathan Bradley Bethea | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut when the people we put in power strung him up on the gallows his last words proved almost true.
Iraq Is Not Our War Anymore. Let It Be Iran’s Problem. | Christopher Dickey | July 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBulbs strung among branches in the overhead wild hibiscus tree form a radiant canopy.
A Magical Meal at Louie’s Backyard in the Conch Republic | Jane & Michael Stern | July 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
They strung through it a few electric bulbs, which would give light enough.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseHe inherited in exaggerated degree his mother's highly strung nervous nature.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing Miller“Why, the boys must have already strung their 162 wires and got a radio set established,” said Amy.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseThe French troops, strung out in a great semicircle on the Ebro, were quickly concentrated.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonHis early disposition was joyous, but with the feverish joy of a highly-strung, nervous organization.
The Poems of Giacomo Leopardi | Giacomo Leopardi
British Dictionary definitions for strung
/ (strʌŋ) /
a past tense and past participle of string
(of a piano, etc) provided with strings, esp of a specified kind or in a specified manner
(in combination): gut-strung
highly strung very nervous or volatile in character: Usual US and Canadian phrase: high-strung
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