stripes
- present tense form of stripe (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Along with the yellow jersey, the “Classic Sol” jersey includes era-specific number design and three blue shoulder stripes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Sunday's World Cup final will be his 34th appearance in the competition, but will it be the last we see of Messi in the famous blue and white stripes?
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The floor was so grubby that the thought of sitting anywhere on it was nauseating — and regardless, the lanes were now too dark for reading, lit primarily by bright neon stripes and squiggles.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
Americans of most political stripes unabashedly fly the American flag from their homes and adorn everything from T-shirts to trucks with the red, white and blue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The fish had bold vertical stripes all along its sides.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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