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Meanings of thin streak in English

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Usage of thin streak in English
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Draska noticed a thin streak of white makeup at the girl's jawline.
House of Bathory
2
The sky is now colourless except for a thin streak of dusky pink.
News.com.au
3
A thin streak of blood, now almost black, ran down to the right.
The South African
4
At that instant a thin streak of light shot up and then sank again.
For the Term of His Natural Life
5
A thin streak of blood slithered down his left cheek.
NY Magazine
6
He placed it in the thin streak of daylight, and its luminousness was almost immediately restored.
The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories
7
The train passes out of the trees, and a thin streak of moonlight catches the blade.
WATER FOR ELEPHANT
8
A thin streak of light closed the gap between them as the pain shot through Carlo's chest.
Cry to heaven
9
At that moment she saw a thin streak of water trickling in through the crack under the door.
Jerusalem
10
His lips were a thin streak across a jaw tight clamped and flecked with blood in one corner.
Then I'll Come Back to You
11
While I looked into the dark water I noticed a long thin streak of fire moving slowly alongside.
Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate"
12
Then Erik discovered a thin streak of black smoke toward the west, clearly defined against the blue sky.
The Waif of the "Cynthia"
13
Far away, perhaps twenty miles, a thin streak of white dust rose from the valley floor and slanted skyward.
The Light of the Western Stars
14
From the chimney of his cottage a thin streak of blue smoke passed upward through the tranquil evening air.
James Nasmyth, Engineer: An Autobiography
15
Now, however, it was like a thin streak of silver, flashing back the fierce rays of the meridian sun.
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier / Twelve Years Sporting Re...
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A thin streak of colour came into Monsieur Beaucourt's cheek, a gleam of anger sparkled in his grey eyes.
The End of Her Honeymoon
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