Synonym: characteristic, element, line, mark, nature, quality, score, strain, striate, stripe, tendency, vein. Similar words: stream, mainstream, break, stress, stretch, street, treaty, break in. Meaning: [strɪːk] 
n. 1. an unbroken series of events 2. a distinctive characteristic 3. a marking of a different color or texture from the background 4. a sudden flash (as of lightning). v. 1. move quickly in a straight line 2. run naked in a public place 3. mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained.
n. 1. an unbroken series of events 2. a distinctive characteristic 3. a marking of a different color or texture from the background 4. a sudden flash (as of lightning). v. 1. move quickly in a straight line 2. run naked in a public place 3. mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained. 
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61. The edgy, rebellious streak in his character could only be intensified by his somewhat beleaguered isolation in this respect.
62. He had a steely streak but his morals and scruples were beyond reproach.
63. A malfunctioning transponder would leave dots on the radar tape, not a streak, according to the manual, Schulze said.
64. When excited or scared, a white streak appears on the sides, extending backwards from the pectoral fins.
65. Sometimes there is hope, a streak of light, a blur on a piece of film.
66. For some one who worked in what she believed to be such a hard-nosed profession he retained a sensitive streak.
67. There is a strong streak of greenery, both as a policy and as a political style.
68. By the way, Domaine Valette is on a real hot streak.
69. For she, too, had her practical streak though now she tried to bury it.
70. Tiffany Ball kept shooting Saturday afternoon on the little backyard court, shooting long after her hot streak had ended.
71. The Bruins promptly barbecued Texas the following week,(http://sentencedict.com/streak.html) triggering a five-game winning streak.
72. Young people with curiosity and a rebellious streak are only too ready to experiment.
73. It will take more than a streak of dogged determination to see it through.
74. Nice to see that it's 13 without defeat in the league - the longest streak I can remember.
75. Jackson, albeit a married man with children like himself, had an incorrigibly juvenile streak which grated on Montgomery's nerves.
76. Lying in clouds of scent in the sunken tub filled to the brim, that streak of equanimity she had asserted itself.
77. The Cottesloe is on a winning streak because it also has Uncle Vanya, with a host of fine performances.
78. Those on a losing streak will jump from casino to casino, letting the chips fall where they may.
79. The District Attorney argued that Johnson has a violent streak and is a danger to society.
80. The attitude many people have toward abortion is part of what Moore calls a puritanical streak in the United States.
81. UNC continued their winning streak(sentencedict.com), with a 93-47 pasting of Eastern Michigan.
82. Half a dozen parrots cut a brilliant green streak across our bonnet before disappearing into the looming darkness ahead.
83. Primitive streak stage embryos can also be manipulated using a dissecting microscope but the lower resolution makes such manipulations less precise.
84. In the midst of a losing streak, Harbaugh decided drastic action was needed.
85. But it is his streak of self-criticism that should ensure that those gifts come to the fore.
86. This winning streak caught a lot of chess players by surprise.
87. A few knots and tangles made her less ethereal, as did a streak of blood across the perfect chin.
88. Will Cunnane, a former Marlin, pitched two stout innings, running his scoreless streak to 13 1 / 3 innings.
89. The ectoderm anterior to the primitive streak forms the neural plate which is slightly indented along the midline.
90. Many people have condemned Herod as a cruel man and certainly he showed a cruel streak, especially towards his own family.
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