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
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Hackers also insert malware-laden files into chat threads, tricking users into downloading DLL files that enable system takeover.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
10 Feb. 2025
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In February 2024, a woman who was tricked by a computer support scheme that mimicked Microsoft customer support, transferred around $550,000 to the suspects in two wire transfers.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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Don’t be fooled by its cheery name: Happy Face looks haunting.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
27 Jan. 2025
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In other words, an attacker would need to fool all or nearly all nodes to remain hidden—which quickly becomes infeasible as more light nodes join.—
Ayush Gupta,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Minor leaguers and players trying to make the club out of spring can put up gaudy (deceiving) numbers against dubious competition.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The viewer may feel deceived for a moment, but most people know that trash talk is par for the course among sports fandoms.—
Emily Forlini,
PCMAG,
10 Feb. 2025
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This is done mostly to suck in American capitalists, which deserve to be destroyed.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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Excessive demand on the system — usually from residents running hoses and sprinklers while firefighters pull water from hydrants — causes water pressure to drop and contaminants to get sucked in like a vacuum.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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“String along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/string%20along. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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