- present tense form of stripe (3rd person singular).
stripes
Example Sentences
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"There was such excitement around the whole of Whitley Bay - every shop had things in the windows, the blue and white stripes," says one of the volunteers, Jenn Robinson.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Surrounded by undulating circles, spots and stripes, red-roofed Lebanese abodes and white-masted schooners traverse an unsettled horizon line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Thieves have exploited antiquated magnetic stripes on benefits cards to steal hundreds of millions of public dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The researchers then arranged horizontal and vertical stripes in systematic combinations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
He wanders through paths expecting to see Poppet around every corner, but he is met with only stripes and emptiness.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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