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blue streak

noun

1
: something that moves very fast
2
: a constant stream of words
talked a blue streak

Examples of blue streak in a Sentence

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In the 2020 election, former President Joe Biden won the state by some 80,000 votes, winning it back from President Donald Trump, who in 2016 broke the state's blue streak for the first time in 24 years. Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025 Chanel, who had dyed her hair blue earlier this summer, still had blue streaks in her hair to match Coraline's blue-black hair. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025 The results show Coloradans in a bleak state of mind — but not necessarily looking to shed the state’s recent blue streak. Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025 Anjelica Huston as Eleanor Zissou in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou With a blue streak in her hair and a piercing glare for her estranged husband, Huston plays Eleanor Zissou with utmost coolness. Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for blue streak

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of blue streak was in 1830

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“Blue streak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20streak. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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