strands

Example Sentences

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But as I held the shower over my head, suddenly the stream of water turned dark, as long strands of brown hair began coalescing around the plug hole in front of my eyes.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

“If you look at the amount of fiber optics strands that some of these data centers will need, it makes sense that they work with Corning,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

These molecules are short strands of DNA that can bind very precisely to specific DNA or RNA sequences and block gene activity.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Relief is found in the moments of fellowship and natural splendor that are threaded into the story like strands of bright yarn.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

I ran my palm over my smooth blond strands and caught myself wrinkling my nose in the exact way I’d just found obnoxious.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin