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
Lights are hung on trees, sometimes in the windows and even strung along roofs.
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Megan Stein, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
And in the weeks since, events across the U.S and even in Europe have popped up and had at least one interesting tidbit to keep people strung along.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Other times, a team might be strung along by a player with little interest, but who needs a plausible threat to spark a bidding war for their preferred destination.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
Spooled up inside our devices, wrapped around our walls, strung along our streets, millions of tons of thin metallic threads do the job of electrifying the world.
—Gregory Barber, WIRED, 14 July 2022
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Megan Stein, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
And in the weeks since, events across the U.S and even in Europe have popped up and had at least one interesting tidbit to keep people strung along.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
Other times, a team might be strung along by a player with little interest, but who needs a plausible threat to spark a bidding war for their preferred destination.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
Spooled up inside our devices, wrapped around our walls, strung along our streets, millions of tons of thin metallic threads do the job of electrifying the world.
—Gregory Barber, WIRED, 14 July 2022
See All Example Sentences for string along
Recent Examples of Synonyms for string along
Verb
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Increasingly, criminals are able to use commonly available tools to launch sophisticated phishing scams, going as far as digitally replicating faces and voices in order to trick security systems.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Phishing is a cyber-attack that aims to trick people into divulging personal information.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
13 Mar. 2025
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This pair looks like a classic trouser, with front pleats and a relaxed leg — but don’t be fooled.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2025
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Do not be fooled by this bill’s carve-out for masks worn for health and religious reasons.—
Nikki Morse,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2025
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But appearances can be deceiving because there's a lot of bright side here.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
10 Mar. 2025
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Trips down memory lane, especially when Star Wars video games are involved, can be deceiving.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Drive through deep water, and your diffs may also suck in a little bit of moisture, slowly polluting the oil that lubricates them.—
Wes Siler,
Outside Online,
2 Mar. 2025
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Related article Engaging your core is not the same as sucking in your belly.—
Dana Santas,
CNN,
12 Jan. 2025
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“String along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/string%20along. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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