How to Use the Stars and Stripes in a Sentence
the Stars and Stripes
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America is planting the Stars and Stripes on the Moon — six times!
—The Editors, National Review, 4 July 2024
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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
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What do the colors of the flag mean The colors red, white and blue did not have meanings for the Stars and Stripes when it was adopted in 1777.
—The Enquirer, 14 June 2023
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What do the colors of the flag mean The colors red, white and blue did not have meanings for the Stars and Stripes when it was adopted in 1777.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
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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
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Every shot of the Stars and Stripes pulses with sincerity and with irony.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2023
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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
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Until then, the city hoisted the Stars and Stripes only on national holidays.
—Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2024
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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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Here's everything to know about the observation of the Stars and Stripes, including how to properly display and handle the American flag.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
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It was rejected by the Confederacy’s flag committee, although variations of it were used on the battlefield only after the official flag got confused with the Stars and Stripes.
—Kyle Whitmire | , al, 25 Apr. 2023
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