straw

Example Sentences

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The straw has a strange menacing string running through it and poking out of the tip, and the cup’s utility is squished into near-unrecognizability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Manzo dressed like a farmer, with leather sandals and a white straw hat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

If you came into house-buying age after 2015, you'd already drawn the short straw.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

"This is the last straw," said Meghna Sen, a 17-year-old aspiring psychology student.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

We lay back against the straw, wishing for something else to put into our mouths, wishing for another apple.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff