: the lightening (as by chemicals) of a few long strands of hair to produce a streaked effect
Examples of streaking in a Sentence
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Dort showed why during the key sequence, knocking the ball away from Doncic near midcourt, diving to collect the ball before quickly finding a streaking Joe, who fed it up to Jalen Williams for a dunk.
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Staff and Wire Report, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2024
Saturday’s lightweight bout features a streaking Gaethje, who is coming off a KO of Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 291 last summer, against Holloway, who has fought at lightweight just once in his UFC career.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Create motion blur or the apparent streaking of moving objects caused by rapid movement.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2024
Their primary logo was equally forgettable: the name of the team inside of a streaking basketball, which was presumably a pass being thrown out of bounds.
—Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Lamar Jackson broke free for a 21-yard run on fourth-and-1, and found a streaking Zay Flowers in the end zone for a 30-yard touchdown to tie this game in the first quarter.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
The camera is part of a worldwide network of all-sky cameras to detect meteors streaking through Earth's atmosphere.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2023
Sports Plaschke: Super Bowl LVIII: Wrong-way Plaschke picks lovable 49ers over villainous Chiefs
Feb. 9, 2024
Tunney officiated during the era of streaking, too, and saw his share of people weaving through security guards while unencumbered by clothing.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
Byfield set up the second goal by stripping Connor McDavid of the puck in the defensive zone and feeding a streaking Trevor Lewis.
—Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024
Staff and Wire Report, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2024
Saturday’s lightweight bout features a streaking Gaethje, who is coming off a KO of Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC 291 last summer, against Holloway, who has fought at lightweight just once in his UFC career.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Create motion blur or the apparent streaking of moving objects caused by rapid movement.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2024
Their primary logo was equally forgettable: the name of the team inside of a streaking basketball, which was presumably a pass being thrown out of bounds.
—Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
Lamar Jackson broke free for a 21-yard run on fourth-and-1, and found a streaking Zay Flowers in the end zone for a 30-yard touchdown to tie this game in the first quarter.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2024
The camera is part of a worldwide network of all-sky cameras to detect meteors streaking through Earth's atmosphere.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2023
Sports Plaschke: Super Bowl LVIII: Wrong-way Plaschke picks lovable 49ers over villainous Chiefs
Feb. 9, 2024
Tunney officiated during the era of streaking, too, and saw his share of people weaving through security guards while unencumbered by clothing.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
Byfield set up the second goal by stripping Connor McDavid of the puck in the defensive zone and feeding a streaking Trevor Lewis.
—Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024
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“Streaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streaking. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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