The antisense and sense (control) probes were derived from opposite strands of the same plasmid.

Tinsel was originally made from extruded strands of silver.

At least I was getting warmer now, wet clothes chafing, water dripping from strands of hair matted with salt.

Invisible thread may also be constructed from single strands of silk.

Support for the identification is drawn from several strands of evidence:

She spun her answer from strands of resignation and resolve, and suddenly there was no resistance trying to pull me apart inside.

The medieval Chinese didn't cook pasta from dried strands, like the kind we buy from the grocery store.

A weaver makes cloth, or textiles, from single strands.

The rope was cut as a single square section gf hide instead of being braided from multiple strands.

Sizes vary from thin shredded strands to large coarse blocks.