straw
noun
a single stalk or stem, especially of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley.
straws
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pluralof straw.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Should we draw straws to see who gets it?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
“We’re grabbing for straws, trying to develop something,” an officer told the New York Times within 24 hours of the bombing.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Some kitemakers have success with straws, but straws typically work better with diamond-shaped kites.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026
The company that owns the vending machine, iJooz, says it replaced all 500 straws in the machine's dispenser after the alleged incident.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
My hands tremble as I struggle to tuck the decades’ worth of filtration straws under the mattress in my beehive cell.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
