Collocations for "streak"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "streak" in context.
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streak
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- is on a [winning, losing] streak
- a streak of [five] [wins]
- are trying to break their losing streak
- have been having a streak of [good, bad] luck
- broke my streak of bad luck
- has a mean streak (in him)
- left a streak on the [floor, ground]
- made a streak in the sky
- a streak of [rubber, mud, dirt]
- a streak of dripping [oil, paint, cream, liquid]
- the [teenager, actor] went on a wild streak
- had a streak (of poop) in his underwear
- had streaks of [red, blond] hair
- had [red] streaks put in her hair
- [blood, coffee, light] streaked across [his shirt, the table, the wall]
- the [plane, meteor] streaked across the sky
- the [plane] streaked [into view, away from the city, over the city, upward]
- the [car, suspect, runner] streaked [through town, down the street]
- the [car] streaked [by, past]
- streaked through the [night, darkness]
- she had her hair streaked
'streak' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):