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comic strip

noun

plural comic strips
: a group of drawings in narrative sequence : cartoon

Examples of comic strip in a Sentence

a comic strip that is beloved by both children and adults
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This book is bursting with classic comic strips to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang. Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025 Before these early comic books emerged, the medium was largely used as a way to reprint popular newspaper comic strips in the 1930s. Patrick Smith, NBC news, 21 Nov. 2025 Based on Harold Gray’s comic strip, the Tony-winning musical follows a plucky orphan and her dog who find an unlikely home with Daddy Warbucks. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025 Take the Bechdel test, coined by cartoonist and graphic novelist Alison Bechdel in a comic strip. Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for comic strip

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of comic strip was in 1911

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“Comic strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comic%20strip. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

comic strip

noun
: a series of cartoons that tell a story or part of a story

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