stripes

Example Sentences

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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

Not only that, but he would go hard after criminals of all stripes and embark on a prison-building spree to house them in the Amazon jungle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The Cruyff turn was born when the Netherlands took on Sweden at Dortmund's Westfalenstadion, though the shaggy-haired playmaker was sporting a different kit to his team-mates, who had Adidas' three stripes along their sleeves.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The cat, a tiny thing with brown and gray stripes, wound around Roza’s legs, joined her in the pile of hay, curling up next to her face, breathing the same breath.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby