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the zebra is a black-and-white striped animal
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The firing came roughly three months after Joslin and a group of climbers draped a large, pink, blue and white striped flag — a symbol of trans pride — from the California park's most iconic rock formation.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Images of your friendly neighborhood mail carrier trundling along the roadside in a boxy white mailtruck or walking up to the door in striped federal blue are as American as apple pie, but in this 250th birthday year for the nation, not everyone gets to partake in this American experience.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Designed to whisk you away to the Amalfi Coast (complete with striped awnings, Baroque accents, and the gentle murmur of a central working fountain), Patatino serves up classic, hearty plates that can be greedily gobbled solo or ordered in larger portions for sharing.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
In the background of a picture of her on a child-size wicker chair, a neutral-toned striped couch could be seen.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Images of your friendly neighborhood mail carrier trundling along the roadside in a boxy white mailtruck or walking up to the door in striped federal blue are as American as apple pie, but in this 250th birthday year for the nation, not everyone gets to partake in this American experience.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Designed to whisk you away to the Amalfi Coast (complete with striped awnings, Baroque accents, and the gentle murmur of a central working fountain), Patatino serves up classic, hearty plates that can be greedily gobbled solo or ordered in larger portions for sharing.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
In the background of a picture of her on a child-size wicker chair, a neutral-toned striped couch could be seen.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for striped
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“Striped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/striped. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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striped
adjective
ˈstrīpt 
ˈstrī-pəd
: having stripes or streaks
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