straw

Example Sentences

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The straw has a strange menacing string running through it and poking out of the tip, and the cup’s utility is squished into near-unrecognizability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

One said it must have been like "breathing through a straw".

From BBC • May 21, 2026

But don’t fret if you leave yours at home—Thompson called the straw hats the tournament sells as part of its merch offering “exquisite.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The mostly female attendees range from 30 years old to over 70 and are attired in outfits including cutoffs, tank tops, straw fedoras and glamorous full-length dresses.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

She was so pretty, I might have believed she really could spin straw to gold, but I knew that she couldn’t.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff