string up

Example Sentences

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So, “we used to tie an apple to a string and move the string up and down … making a strange noise every time it would rebound.”

From Literature

Footage obtained by TMZ shows Sweeney climbing up the Hollywood sign to help string up a clothesline of assorted bras across the familiar landmark.

From Los Angeles Times

Each year the locals would string up the swing; each year the rangers would cut it down.

From Los Angeles Times

Medical teams triaged evacuees in a car park, wrapping up wounds and stringing up bags of saline for IV drips under tents.

From BBC

Instead, captains sometimes string up zip lines several stories above the water, connecting two ships.

From Los Angeles Times