streaking
Britishnoun
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an act or instance of running naked through a public place
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television light or dark streaks to the right of a bright object in a television picture, caused by distortion in the transmission chain
Example Sentences
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Streaking Auburn didn’t let up even with its highest ranking in more than two decades and a bigger game looming.
From Fox News • Jan. 20, 2022
Streaking down the left side, Sands was fouled in the box by defender Aaron Denk Gracia, giving Georgetown a chance to equalize.
From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2021
Streaking down the left side, Benn took John Klingberg’s long pass in stride across the blue line.
From Washington Times • Dec. 30, 2015
Streaking to the net, Kreider redirected a sweet cross-ice pass from Rick Nash as the crowd erupted.
From New York Times • May 24, 2013
Streaking down the homestretch, Woolf was a crimson blur on Seabiscuit’s back, lifting him, holding him together, begging him for more, dropping flat to lie under the wind.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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