stringing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stringing
Example Sentences
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Vast periods of this play-off went by without Rangers stringing more than four and five passes together.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Mboko was unfazed though, and soon adjusted to Ostapenko's pace, stringing together eight consecutive games to secure the opening set and a 5-0 advantage in the second.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
On Nov. 2, Edie Harmon, who lives down the road from the Jacumba Wilderness, learned Marines were stringing wire up a mountain in what’s called Skull Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2026
People without jobs are enduring longer searches, and millions of people are stringing together multiple gigs to get by.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
Quivers hanging from their belts, the foot archers arrayed themselves into three long lines, to east and west of the road, and stood calmly stringing their bows.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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