- present tense form of stripe (3rd person singular).
stripes
Example Sentences
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In Santa Monica, parade-goers lined Main Street decked out in shiny red, white and blue leis and tank tops bearing stars and stripes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Kids decorated their bikes with stars and stripes, marched in local parades and painted local fire hydrants red, white and blue–faded examples of which could be seen well into the ’80s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The process -- and the sheer size of the state of 40 million residents -- means California is always slow to finalize results, a fact that frustrates voters of all stripes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
People of various political stripes have renounced Trump and joined us.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
She brightened the yellow stripes on the tiger’s fur.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
