His head felt like a balloon on the end of a taut string, floating some yards above his body.

The arrow is then held behind the thrower, with the string taut.

He brushed the taut string with his fingers and smiled at the low thrumming sound it produced.

It is fired by a bow, which makes a taut string do the work.

The winds are a full warm cohesive presence, balancing the taut strings.

He heard a sound like a taut string being plucked.

She stirred against him as she walked, and his body was like a taut string.

The arrow is laid on the midpoint of the bow, its end against the taut string.

Maybe, maybe if we face each other without all those thin, taut strings between us, we can find something.

Also, to get a neat, formal line, use stakes at each end and run a taut string as a guide when planting.