How to Use strand in a Sentence

strand

1 of 2 noun
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  • Place lemon strand over the foam, draping off the edge of the glass.
    — Kevin Gavagan, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • See that strand of barbwire the beaver has to step over?
    — Kris Millgate, Field & Stream, 4 Oct. 2023
  • In the sixth week, Bing nailed the beach scene on a strand in Oyster Bay.
    — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
  • The focus here should be on the scalp — the rest of the hair will be cleaned as the suds run down the strands, says Roszak.
    — Caitie Kelly, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • When the wind machine hits her, there’s never a strand of hair out of place.
    — Richard Trapunski, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2023
  • Roll out four of those into strands just long enough to fully drape over the loaves.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The 5-foot strand features 60 mini light bulbs that give off a warm, cozy glow.
    — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The queen wears a beige day dress, a double strand of pearls and matching pearl earrings.
    — Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Look for light styling creams to help control strands when styling and drying.
    — Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Within three days of Beethoven’s death, not a single strand of hair was left on his head.
    — Gina Kolata, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Johnson cut down a strand of net, put it between his teeth and posed for photos from the top of the ladder (and the world).
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Then create a three strand braid on each side and secure the ends with clear elastics.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The teeth are designed to grip those loose strands and keep them secure to keep your bathtub clean and hair-free.
    — Theresa Johnson, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Holmes wore dark eye makeup, a bright red lip, and a messy high bun with strands of hair framing her face.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The film will world premiere in the diverse Panorama strand of the festival.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Don’t string more than three strands of lights per extension cord.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The woman was weeping, wiping away strands of long black hair from her face.
    — Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Wind strands of 5/8-inch raw silk ribbon around a two or three-inch foam ball and secure the ribbon with hot glue.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The scene then cuts to the singer in full color as the tempo lifts and she twirls and wraps herself in strands of yellow and red ribbon.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The result is that the hair strands begin to lift – just enough to reveal a slightly curly pattern.
    — Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The laces are made to look like DNA strands to represent her family.
    — Shakeia Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Using the wrong products for your hair type can lead to oily roots, flaky skin and lackluster strands.
    — Caitie Kelly, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Her elegant updo was made complete with two strands pulled to the side for bangs.
    — Essence Beauty Editors, Essence, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Muddy roots hung down like strands of a beaded curtain.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The formula is super thick, and a little bit goes a long way to deeply nourish strands.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The set comes with five strands that measure about 6.5 feet in length, each adorned with faux green leaves and pink roses that are made from plastic and silk.
    — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
  • The pair earned top marks for fully cleansing strands and making hair look less damaged.
    — Good Housekeeping, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Police scope out the scene of a crime and find a piece of evidence: a strand of hair, a blood sample, a bullet casing.
    — Christian Mysliwiec, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024
  • In the study, researchers severed both strands of the DNA molecule in cells from humans, cows, mice and bowhead whales.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The Marry Me star opted for bronzy eye makeup, a glossy lip, and a relaxed bun with wavy strands of hair framing her face.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Mar. 2023
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strand

2 of 2 verb
  • Three were stranded on the coast last year and two were stranded in 2022.
    — USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The teams found two dolphins stranded in the shallow part of the river.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
  • On the way back home, the car broke down, stranding her and Chris at a gas station in Maryland.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024
  • In the fifth inning, Greene flew out to left field and stranded a runner at third base.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2023
  • What no one knew at the time was that the ships had become trapped in ice, stranding Franklin and his men deep in the Arctic.
    — Seyward Darby, Longreads, 29 Aug. 2023
  • McEntire struck out Bingham again to leave the go-ahead runs stranded.
    — Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 1 Apr. 2024
  • At the point where the soldiers became stranded in a minefield, south of the town of Orikhiv, Ukraine has advanced about 1 mile.
    — Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2023
  • Six of those stranded came when the Sea Lions left the bases loaded in both the sixth and seventh innings.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
  • The Padres were outhit 11-5, but the Cubs stranded just three runners while San Diego abandoned eight.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2023
  • The Lopes also left a runner stranded at third in the eighth inning.and runners on second and third in the sixth inning.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2023
  • According to her, the mako shark swam towards the shore and stranded itself.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Baker, which stranded 11 runners, loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the fifth inning but failed to score.
    — Robert Ladnier, al, 6 May 2023
  • The Rebels stranded two runners each in the sixth and seventh innings as Frank and Christian Foutch kept them at bay.
    — Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 6 Apr. 2024
  • A lot has happened in the years since and, never prone to small talk, Willa and Bill quickly progress to large talk over the course of the night that they’re stranded alone in the airport.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
  • When the floodwaters receded, the sharks remained stranded in the 51-acre body of water near the course's 14th hole.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • There were runners on the corners with zero outs in the eighth inning, but the Tigers — trailing by five — stranded the runners.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2023
  • In July, there were mass stranding events in Scotland and Australia.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The girls were stranded in Memphis and were trying to get back home to California.
    — Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 2 June 2023
  • And that has stranded Ukrainian marines on the far side of the river, leaving them exposed to air and artillery attack.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Rodriguez needed 19 pitches to get through the second inning and strand the bases loaded.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The black-and-white drama follows the plight of refugees stranded in the swampy forest land that makes up the Polish-Belarusian border.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Two more runners were stranded by the Tigers, facing righty reliever Joe Kelly, in the top of the eighth inning.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2023
  • Rescue teams in Nashua worked through Monday night helping those stranded in their cars.
    — Amanda Kaufman, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • This is not the first time that authorities have rescued sailors stranded on the island.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The Razorbacks stranded two runners at second base through the first five innings but could not get one to third.
    — Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 20 Apr. 2024
  • The bag yanked her arm and left her stranded on the slide while her 5-year-old exited smoothly — and looked back at her actress mom to see what went wrong.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Gaza day laborers stranded in the West Bank sleep in a sports hall and check their phones for messages from their families.
    — Hala Gorani, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2023
  • When Felix’s car breaks down, stranding them and their bags in the middle of the woods, Leon has nothing to offer beyond complaints.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
  • Over the past few weeks, a few hundred to 1,000 people have been stranded in the desert around Lukeville, a border patrol official said.
    — Miriam Jordan Rebecca Noble, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Dakota Fanning stars as Mina, a 28-year-old artist who gets stranded in an Irish forest.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 8 May 2024

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