blue streak
nounDefinition of blue streak
1 : something that moves very fast
2 : a constant stream of words talked a blue streak
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Three thousand feet below, the powder-blue streak of the travertine-rich Little Colorado River flows into the larger green Colorado. — Zak Podmore, Outside Online, "The Native Americans Who Call the Grand Canyon Home," 24 May 2018 Willow seemed attentive about applying pink lip gloss first, as well as a long blue streak across her forehead. — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, "Pink's Daughter Willow Stars in Her First Makeup Tutorial: 'Like Mama Like Daughter'," 22 Mar. 2018 Stoicism in the face of pain may seem noble, but swearing a blue streak is apparently more helpful. — The Economist, "Foul playThe power of profane language," 25 Jan. 2018 Liza Minnelli paired her cobalt ensemble with a badass blue streak. — Marie Claire, "The Most Spectacular Moments from the 2014 Oscars," 2 Mar. 2014These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blue streak.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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