stripe

Example Sentences

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The force said he was wearing blue jeans and a dark green jacket with a white stripe on both sleeves.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

And — get this, this part is really wild — you afforded the man who basically lives at the charity stripe only three free-throw attempts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

If either wins it would be the first time the post of first minister has been under their party's stripe - and the first time anyone other than a Labour politician has been in charge.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Males display a bold red and white stripe along their sides and have amber eyes, while females feature a simpler yellow stripe and orange-yellow eyes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

“Mr. Randolph, you could flatter the stripe off a polecat.”

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson