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The phrase "a length of string" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific measurement or quantity of string, often in contexts related to crafts, construction, or physics.
Example: "To complete the project, you will need a length of string that is at least two meters long."
Alternatives: "a piece of string" or "a strand of string".
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Across the treatment bed was a length of string.
A length of string dipped in dye and flicked to make its mark is the ruler.
Secure the paper using a length of string tied tightly around the basin.
A piece of driftwood with a length of string round it became her dog, Blaze.
He's got the ball on a length of string at the moment.
A row of sympathy cards hung on a length of string.
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Besides Kabbalah Water, the center's most emblematic product is a length of red string ($26); worn around the wrist, the string is said to ward off the evil eye.
The oddness – and poignancy – of the found objects nestling in its hollows: the spout of a child's watering can, a three-pronged slate splitter, a length of brown string, a china egg.
It is astonishing in itself that Thomas Wilkinson bothered to carve, from a single hunk of lime wood, two dead partridges hung by their carved feet on a length of carved string, suspended on an old, ivy-covered door.
Leave a length of this string free for hanging the bag.
This can be a length of wood, string, or cloth, or a line on a sheet of paper.
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