string together

Idioms and Phrases

Compose, assemble, as in There's more to devising an effective slogan than stringing together some words . This expression alludes to threading beads on a string. [First half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

I managed to string together the following absurd story from his broken English.

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It had previously been ascertained that he knew how to string together the requisite letters upon paper.

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It were here a superfluous task to string together quotations in which the word spirit is to be found.

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I may be able to string together a number of texts, and tack on an application, but that is mere mechanical work.

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Tie the double lengths of string together at each end of the hammock, making two long loops by which to hang up the hammock.

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