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Recent Examples of pinstripeThe doll wears a loose-fitting purple pinstripe A-line dress with short sleeves and a flowy skirt to limit fabric-to-skin contact.—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026 Now that Pete Alonso has traded his New York Mets pinstripes for Orioles orange, the first base situation in Queens is anything but clear.—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025 Clooney has long refined her public-speaking signature looks, having worn pinstripe Atelier Versace for 4Gamechangers, golden Rami Al Ali at the We Choose Earth Tour, and all-white Stella McCartney for the Global Conference for Media Freedom.—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2025 Tapata Bootcut Dress Pants These super stretchy Tapata pants come in a variety of colors, including black, charcoal, navy blue, olive, red, white, and even black pinstripe.—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pinstripe
This super cute manicure features red, coral, and pink wavy stripes going down the middle of each nail like a winding road, while little white hearts and dots dance down the line.
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Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
31 Jan. 2026
The aptly named Polo 79 was the spitting image of its predecessor, with the signature gadroons (stripes) running horizontally across the case, dial, and bracelet.
Detroit’s first two shooters scored on him, but Dylan Larkin hit the crossbar on the Red Wings’ third attempt.
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Max Bultman,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
The Wild dominated the offensive zone on a second period power play, getting five shots on the Wings goalie and getting another through that clanked the crossbar.