How to Use the Stars and Stripes in a Sentence

the Stars and Stripes

plural noun
  • In addition, the Stars and Stripes Drive slip ramp will be shut down on match days.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • In addition, the Stars and Stripes Drive slip ramp will be shut down on match days.
    — Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • America is planting the Stars and Stripes on the Moon — six times!
    — The Editors, National Review, 4 July 2024
  • The field stayed tilted after the first goal, with the Stars and Stripes getting plenty of chances.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
  • That’s when Bucky climbs atop a building and replaces the Nazi flag with the Stars and Stripes.
    — Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
  • Every shot of the Stars and Stripes pulses with sincerity and with irony.
    — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2023
  • And all the flagpoles along Joseph Campau would now fly only the Stars and Stripes.
    — John Carlisle, Freep.com, 31 May 2025
  • While the Stars and Stripes can go forward at opposing goals with flair and intent, the backline has been known to give up goals.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • But swinging around the Stars and Stripes is not a godly nor a Latter-day Saint mission.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 July 2023
  • The flagpole bearing the Stars and Stripes sticks out of the ground at a precipitous angle, like a javelin that made a bad landing.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 June 2023
  • But what about Betsy Ross, who is credited with inventing the Stars and Stripes?
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
  • Until then, the city hoisted the Stars and Stripes only on national holidays.
    — Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2024
  • They would be favored to win the crowd battle in any of those stadiums against any opponent, including the Stars and Stripes.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The inclusive label Selkie created a line inspired by the Stars and Stripes, but the rollout did not go as planned.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 2 July 2026
  • As encouraging as that 2002 run was, the Stars and Stripes haven’t been able to get past the round of 16 since.
    — Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • However, representing the Stars and Stripes on the biggest stage seems to say otherwise.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Canal Zone buildings were required to fly the Panamanian flag alongside the Stars and Stripes.
    — Rolando Arrieta, NPR, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Plano resident Terry Wade was one of the first to Paxton’s party donned in the Stars and Stripes.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
  • But his understanding of the sport mirrors that of many Americans, who love their country and want to see the Stars and Stripes make a run.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
  • But there is a mark that this year's team does have to reach in order for the World Cup to not be considered a failure for the Stars and Stripes.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
  • But 2024 is different; pride in flying the Stars and Stripes has become more partisan.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Finally, the American flag, the Stars and Stripes, is not even symmetrical.
    — Tom Shattuck, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
  • Gauff, 20, will be the youngest athlete to ever carry the Stars and Stripes at an Olympic opening ceremony.
    — Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 25 July 2024
  • Pinned high on her left shoulder, the brooch features two slim flagpoles set in platinum cross at an angle, with the Union Jack placed above the Stars and Stripes.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • There are parades, ceremonies, patriotic speeches, and countless displays of the Stars and Stripes.
    — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • The pulley was adjusted and the Stars and Stripes floated securely above Tribune Tower.
    — Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2024
  • It’s suddenly seemed like deviating from the plan in the name of competing for the Stars and Stripes was a real possibility.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Apple pie, baseball, and the Stars and Stripes are American icons, but so is the start-up, that big, new dream to be made into a reality and a wonder.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Filipino nationalists sought to prevent the Stars and Stripes from flying over Manila, and the resulting war left hundreds of thousands dead.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
  • According to the American Legion, there are a number of myths people commonly believe about the Stars and Stripes.
    — Allie Feinberg, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2023

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