streak
noun
a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like.
Example Sentences
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And amid the doomsaying, streaks of contrarian optimism are starting to emerge.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
By the end, I was dragging pieces of focaccia through the last orange streaks left in the pan.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
At age 82, Steinem looked as she had always looked, only older: tinted aviator glasses, leather jacket, long hair parted down the middle with two lightened streaks at the front.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
“I’ve seen how our guys have responded to adversities and losing streaks, and so it’s not a panic situation,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Friday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Her eyes cast over the streaks of black in the sky.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
