stripe
noun
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing.
stripes
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present tense formof stripe (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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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
Then we revisit classics of various stripes on the small screen, from a further-future “Blade Runner” to “A Different World” relaunch to “East of Eden” to “Pride and Prejudice.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Borrowers of all stripes will have to adjust—not least the Western governments that have spent and borrowed as if near-zero interest rates would last forever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
A rainbow cow, you must understand, is not a silly cow with big painted stripes.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
