string together
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]
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How to use string together in a sentence
I managed to string together the following absurd story from his broken English.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines | H. Wilfrid WalkerIt had previously been ascertained that he knew how to string together the requisite letters upon paper.
Archibald Malmaison | Julian HawthorneIt were here a superfluous task to string together quotations in which the word spirit is to be found.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)I may be able to string together a number of texts, and tack on an application, but that is mere mechanical work.
A Book of Ghosts | Sabine Baring-GouldTie the double lengths of string together at each end of the hammock, making two long loops by which to hang up the hammock.
Little Folks' Handy Book | Lina Beard
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