stripe
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Baseball might no longer be the national pastime, but it’s a part of American culture, with fans of every political stripe in every state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The intense pull of Seville’s silver drew fortune-seekers of every stripe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Once the Revolutionary War commenced, and for years after, America’s merchant marine fleet was targeted by pirates of every stripe.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Males display a bold red and white stripe along their sides and have amber eyes, while females feature a simpler yellow stripe and orange-yellow eyes.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2026
Everything was covered in a thick layer of dust except the floor, where a wide shiny stripe had been made by something being dragged upstairs.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
Along with the yellow jersey, the “Classic Sol” jersey includes era-specific number design and three blue shoulder stripes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Sunday's World Cup final will be his 34th appearance in the competition, but will it be the last we see of Messi in the famous blue and white stripes?
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
In fact, daemons of all stripes populate the series – and always in pairs.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Kids decorated their bikes with stars and stripes, marched in local parades and painted local fire hydrants red, white and blue–faded examples of which could be seen well into the ’80s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
He’s reddish orange with black stripes around the neck.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
Three days before the U.S. game in Seattle some 500 fans, most wearing the blue-and-white striped jerseys of Argentina, filed onto a 322-foot cargo barge moored in Elliott Bay to watch their team play Algeria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
On May 10 in a Damascus courtroom, Atef Najib, Assad’s cousin, sat shackled in a metal cage dressed in a drab striped prison uniform.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Among the pieces available were a vintage chest, tables, and chair, antique mirrors, hand-knotted rugs, a striped fabric tuxedo sofa, upholstered wing back chairs, “lots of fun lamps and chandeliers,” and several leather chairs.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
Archrival Adidas, which experienced its own Xinjiang-related problems in 2021, released viral hits in China, such as a “Tang” jacket that integrated the brand’s classic striped pattern with traditional Chinese tailoring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
The Midwest team, led by Marjory Muldauer, wore khaki pants, button-down white shirts, striped ties, and blue blazers.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
We bought a bunch of road rental companies — all those orange barricades and cones and striping you see on the roads.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
If the lane striping isn’t perfect, though, the lane-keeping assist sometimes disables itself, so I don’t rely on it completely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
Knitters can opt for smaller patterns that require less yarn, or use up leftover yarn through designs that allow for different yarns to be cobbled together, such as striping.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2025
The sun cast warm light through long windows, striping the pink-and-white checkered floor and bathing the marble arms, heads and wings of the ancient Grecian statues around me.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
With his friend beside him he stepped confidently out the courtyard gate, into the long shadows striping the Street of the Goldsmiths.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
