Example Sentences

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“When there’s bunker in the water, I have striped bass, weakfish and bluefish for my customers to catch,” said Capt.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2012

I'd rather have striped clothes like convicts than these old stupid blue things.

From At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell

All of the former have striped backs and do more or less climbing of trees.

From The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter by James, George Wharton

The striped pigs have striped fathers and mothers.

From Rootabaga Stories by Petersham, Maud Fuller

But Jane and me were allays contrairy; she would have striped things, and I like spots.

From The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George