strings

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 .

Example Sentences

With this amount of strings, it is possible to share the depth of the Ukrainian soul.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a powerful line that had multiple readings about who is pulling the strings.

From Salon

We listened in rapt, reverential awe, cozied by Vienna’s velvet strings, velvet winds and velvet brass woven together in a perfect tapestry of lush sonic textures and instrumental colors.

From Los Angeles Times

But now is the time for grief: grief over who we’re sure to lose in the next four years, and grief over whatever last strings of democratic innocence we had left.

From Slate

Men worthy of the word don’t hand over the keys to the future to billionaires who pull the strings.

From Salon

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