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Streaked With: Standard Pattern

Streaked With: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.

Quick answer

Use “streaked with” when something has long, thin, noticeable lines or marks of a different colour or material.

Key details

Confusion Familyusage-construction
Rule Familyadjective or complement construction
Termsstreaked with

Further guidance

Construction

Use “streaked with” when something has long, thin, noticeable lines or marks of a different colour or material.

Style Boundary

Cambridge directly lists “be streaked with” for long, thin lines of a different colour. This page stays with that attested “with” construction.

Sources and evidence

Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.

  1. be streaked — Cambridge English Dictionary (opens in a new tab)Cambridge Dictionary · Direct Cambridge dictionary evidence for “be streaked with” meaning to have long, thin lines of a different colour.

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