stripe
noun
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing.
stripes
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present tense formof stripe (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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In 2013, Adidas successfully sued Pacific Brands in Australia for selling shoes with four stripes.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Businesses of all stripes are struggling to predict how long high energy costs will last.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The researchers then arranged horizontal and vertical stripes in systematic combinations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Older incumbents of all ideological stripes swept the state’s Democratic primaries Tuesday night.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
She looked again at the kittens, each of them the same size, each of them marked with the same mottles and stripes.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
