stripes

Example Sentences

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Users have pointed out that the American flag decal on the phone’s case does not display the flag properly, showing 11 stripes instead of 13 to represent the Thirteen Colonies.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Paul Smith’s designs combine classic tailoring with color and occasional quirks, like vibrant stripes or prints.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Add in to the mix the potentially transformative effect of artificial intelligence - for good or ill - and the next few years are likely to be extremely challenging for politicians of all stripes.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The team is now working to understand why the receptor stripes appear in their specific order and whether the same organization exists in humans.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

Its reddish brown back, marked by pale stripes, lay toward her, and one of the large, cuplike ears was silhouetted against the pale trunk of the fig.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer