Used in a Sentence

strung

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for strung.

Editorial note

Unless the position is meant for a high strung startup where you're expected to basically live there, with no dependents to look after etc.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

that is on a string

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of strung gathered in one view.

adjective

that is on a string

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for strung.

adjective

that is on a string

Example sentences

1

Unless the position is meant for a high strung startup where you're expected to basically live there, with no dependents to look after etc.

2

It often astounds me how simple, generic functions and combinators can be strung together to form complex programs.

3

There are a number of the pieces to pipes that are opensource, but none of them are strung together.

4

The US only has a few dense regions because suburban housing typologies strung together with highways have been dominant.

5

There are olive trees with a hammock strung between them and my rent is 1850 a month.

6

There was a thin sheet of muscle strung out across the width of the dish, and it had started beating.

7

The telegraph was simultaneously strung right alongside the intercontinental railroad as it was built.

8

Even strung in the 40lb range, poly strings generate much less power than gut.

9

You make some pretty sweeping claims - strung together with some pretty appalling logic.

10

One girl tried to hang herself in the bathroom with strung together kotex.

11

It was a classic (very simple) hero's journey that strung those scenes together.

12

He's strung together a bunch of anecdotes and currently-voguish facts, without doing his homework and calling our attention to the most important effects.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use strung in a sentence?

Unless the position is meant for a high strung startup where you're expected to basically live there, with no dependents to look after etc.

What does strung mean?

that is on a string

What part of speech is strung?

strung is commonly used as adjective.