Sentence examples for stringy from inspiring English sources

Those showy roast swans and peacocks of medieval times were all very well, but they were also very stringy, so when turkeys were introduced in the 16th century (at a great price), they soon graced all the best tables.

The stringy looking particles consist of a genome wrapped up in two layers of protein (see diagram).

Nat gives me a guided tour: there is galangal, a ginger-like root used in tom yam soup; tua pee, a stringy bean most often encountered in som tam salad; lotus stems, used in curries; and all sorts of stir-fryable greens, such as bitter gourds and morning glory (also known as swamp cabbage).Are these local traders feeling the heat from the giant superstore down the road?

In the front of the store, the manager had shown up, a stringy dangerous-looking white guy in a baseball cap who hung out by the doorway talking nonstop to the regulars.

Initially seen as a brilliant idea, it was quickly exposed by potential users who questioned the use of fatty beef for a stringy product, and pointed to the scarcity of appropriate livestock.Crowds, it appears, are attentive to details.

Her damehood pleased her, though it also perplexed her; with her stringy hair and liking for bare feet, she hardly played the part.No superfluous wordThe books were not runaway bestsellers.

Most trees are susceptible to heart-rotting fungi that produce a discoloured, lightweight, soft, spongy, stringy, crumbly, or powdery heart decay.

As Berchta, she is a beady-eyed, hooked-nosed hag with stringy grey hair and disheveled clothing.