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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a string of lights" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a series of lights, often decorative, that are connected together.
Example: "During the holiday season, we decorated the house with a string of lights that twinkled beautifully at night."
Alternatives: "a set of lights" or "a chain of lights".
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A string of lights between two poles hung overhead, illuminating the scrapes on her legs that still hadn't healed.
"I'll never have to untangle a string of lights again," he told us with a satisfied chuckle.
4. Ribbons stream romantically from chandeliers that are decorative by day; for an evening party, add a string of lights.
Inside, herbs, baskets, farm tools and a string of lights shaped like chili peppers hung from the rafters.
Cleveland took me to the jungle-themed reading room at the day-care center, where "Stone Fox" was on a shelf beneath a string of lights.
A string of lights takes on the appearance of an after-hours art installation at — the opposite of a gallery opening — a closing.
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Every so often, a string of light threaded across the Manhattan Bridge, the train shuttling back and forth on its nightly commute.
He homed in on a dusky-blue silk cotton and pawed at a string of light-blue sequins coiled on top of it.
The drink prices were high and the toilets dire but as soon as I clambered up the stairs to a large dark room sporadically lit with a string of light bulbs I felt I was home.
He also published work under various pen names: as Patrick Ruell, he wrote a string of light-hearted thrillers stuffed with literary references; as Dick Morland, he wrote the dystopian novel Albion!
He later reclaimed his own name, earning credits in a string of light romantic comedies.
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