Recent Examples on the WebThe family had a strict rule against swearing, except in the car, where the son and his friends were allowed to curse a blue streak with total immunity. Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 9 June 2022 The comedy legend made her unexpected debut in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, immediately making mischief (and sporting a pretty suave purple-blue streak in her hair) as Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. Ew Staff, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2021 While ions detach from the comet core to create the blue streak, sunlight reflects off dust particles, which repel away into the second, fainter tail. Leslie Nemo, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2021 Taylor, 68, can talk passionate blue streaks on nuclear physics, his love of piloting airplanes, building and tinkering — and, of course, how to hold an audience’s attention. Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2019 Stoicism in the face of pain may seem noble, but swearing a blue streak is apparently more helpful.The Economist, 25 Jan. 2018