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string bean
noun
1
: a bean of one of the older varieties of kidney bean that have stringy fibers on the lines of separation of the pods
broadly
: snap bean
2
: a very tall thin person
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Her boyfriend's a real string bean.
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But there are also completely unexpected sights, like edible ferns, exotic chilis, and snake beans, which look like string beans but are about twice the length.
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The factory first opened in 1925, processing corn, string beans and peas.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 2025
Earhart gawked at markets where soft-shelled-turtle eggs were sold alongside string beans.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
He was known as a highly skilled grower and easily transformed the red clay of Georgia into rows of tomato, corn, string beans, and tobacco.
—Marisa Renee Lee, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The factory first opened in 1925, processing corn, string beans and peas.
—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 5 Sep. 2025
Earhart gawked at markets where soft-shelled-turtle eggs were sold alongside string beans.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
He was known as a highly skilled grower and easily transformed the red clay of Georgia into rows of tomato, corn, string beans, and tobacco.
—Marisa Renee Lee, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for string bean
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“String bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/string%20bean. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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