streak
noun
a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like.
streaked
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past participleof streak.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
-
past tense formof streak.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
streaknouna long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like. -
a word derived from
streak.
streaknouna long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like.
Example Sentences
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Every visitor must exit through the Blood Room, a gruesomely immersive space whose walls are streaked, smeared, splattered and practically dripping with the red stuff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Will Jordan, his nation's all-time leading try-scorer, streaked off his wing on a superb line to dunk down over the line at the end of 32 draining phases.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Sweaty, exhausted and streaked in grass stains, the families gathered in the common room for the deciding match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
A meteor streaked across the New York City area in broad daylight on July 16, 2024, producing a sonic boom as it passed just south of the Statue of Liberty.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
She had scratches and cuts, and the dirt on her face was streaked as though she had been crying.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
