string up

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023

Using social media, he rallied hundreds of fellow residents behind a plan to string up their own lights in the center of the city.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2022

Redondo Beach police were called when a group of volleyball players tried to string up their own net where county nets were removed in March, said Nicole Mooradian, of the Department of Beaches & Harbors.

From Washington Times • May 15, 2020

You could string up some old Christmas lights for magical effect; you could tack up a sheet and turn his bed into a hideout.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2020

It’s one thing to carve the Psi symbol into the side of buildings and string up banners over porches, but to actually internalize the message?

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken