as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue
the student succeeded in stringing even his teachers along with his tales of family hardships
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Recent Examples of string along
Or will we just get strung along, like so many shows have done to us in the past?
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 26 Jan. 2025
To be sure, there are risks that Iran could use negotiations to string along the international community, seek to divide the United States and Europe with counterproposals, and deflect further sanctions.
—Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2011
Downtown Lake Placid is a collection of restaurants, shops and a 1920s-era movie theater that is strung along a cozy main street.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Whether strung along stair rails or draped across a mantle, this garland of gingerbread men and houses brings a fun, on-the-nose element to your seasonal decor.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 26 Jan. 2025
To be sure, there are risks that Iran could use negotiations to string along the international community, seek to divide the United States and Europe with counterproposals, and deflect further sanctions.
—Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2011
Downtown Lake Placid is a collection of restaurants, shops and a 1920s-era movie theater that is strung along a cozy main street.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Whether strung along stair rails or draped across a mantle, this garland of gingerbread men and houses brings a fun, on-the-nose element to your seasonal decor.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for string along
Recent Examples of Synonyms for string along
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The latest attacks follow recent patterns, mimicking Google’s own support to trick users into giving up credentials.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Elsewhere in the film, the Irish vampire Remmick, pursued by Choctaw vampire hunters, tricks his way into the protection of a pair of Klan members living near Clarksdale and turns them into creatures of the night.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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Don’t be fooled by the context of what is said: the basis for the drama is jealousy and control.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
1 May 2025
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Rather than get stuck in or fooled by the appearance of things, this principle reminded us to sense their energetic underpinnings, such as clarity and intention.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Jurors found Peters guilty in August for using someone else’s security badge to give an expert affiliated with My Pillow chief executive Mike Lindell access to the Mesa County election system and deceiving other officials about that person’s identity.—
Colleen Slevin,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2025
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Stribling tried to deceive officers by saying Bailei was shot in a robbery, The Detroit News reported.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Conventional wisdom is that a black hole’s powerful gravity sucks in any object that dares venture too close, then rips that matter apart.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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Come too close to one, and you’d get sucked in by its gravitational pull, or burn up from the intense heat surrounding it.—
David Garofalo,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2025
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“String along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/string%20along. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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