Strands

He plucked one of his few strands of beard.

You only have five strands of hair.

You have just five strands of hair.

Encoded in a four-letter alphabet in the two intertwined strands of the DNA molecule are the instructions for making all the proteins, each with its specific function, necessary to sustain life.

There are comb-like strands in the lung cells, whose continuous beating drives mucus and infections out of your lungs.

Mary paused in front of the mirror before leaving the public restroom, taking a moment to smooth back a few strands of mousey brown hair.

The American Museum of Natural History’s “Creatures of Light” exhibit features jellyfish that glow green, anglerfish whose lantern-like bulbs dangle from their foreheads and luminous glowworms that hang mucus-like strands from cave ceilings to attract and ensnare their prey.