How to Use the Stars and Stripes in a Sentence

the Stars and Stripes

plural noun

• 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
• America is planting the Stars and Stripes on the Moon — six times!
  — The Editors, National Review, 4 July 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Every shot of the Stars and Stripes pulses with sincerity and with irony.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 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
• 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
• Until then, the city hoisted the Stars and Stripes only on national holidays.
  — Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The holiday celebrating the establishment of a new country free from British rule is traditionally marked by barbecue, cold drinks and the Stars and Stripes on flagpoles and on clothing, in addition to the parades.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 5 July 2024
• Each year, Flag Day is celebrated by flying the Stars and Stripes in front of residences, participating in parades and holding other patriotic events.
  — Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024