- present tense form of stripe (3rd person singular).
stripes
Example Sentences
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An outright ban on U.S. exports could force consumers of all stripes to cut back purchases sharply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Costume designer Maya Edmond dresses Big Ant thematically: white tees when he’s trying to be good, black duds when his demons are winning and comic book-y jailbird stripes during his pivotal teenage arrest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The researchers then arranged horizontal and vertical stripes in systematic combinations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Older incumbents of all ideological stripes swept the state’s Democratic primaries Tuesday night.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
While the acrobats are receiving their applause, roustabouts run into the center ring, rolling two balls ahead of them: one small, the other large, and both decorated with red stars and blue stripes.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
