A zebra is an animal like a horse. It has black and white stripes on its body. Zebras live in Africa and run very fast.
The zebra runs fast on the grass.
I saw a zebra at the zoo today.
Sometimes, the word zebra means a pattern of black and white stripes. People use this pattern on clothes, art, or decorations. It looks like the animal's stripes.
Her shirt has a zebra pattern.
The zebra design is very popular now.
A zebra crossing is a place on the street with white lines. People can use it to cross the road safely. Cars must stop for people at zebras.
Please stop at the zebra crossing.
I walk on the zebra to cross the road.
The word zebra can also mean any object with black and white stripes. People use it as a nickname for clothes, vehicles, or other items that look like a zebra’s stripes.
He wore his zebra jacket to the party.
Look at the zebra bike tires.
A zebra is a line pattern used by printers or designers to check if a print is correct. The black and white stripes help see if everything is aligned and clear.
The printer shows a zebra pattern for testing.
Zebra stripes help check image quality.
Doctors use the word zebra to talk about rare diseases. They mean not to look for strange causes when common ones are possible. It is like saying zebras are rare animals compared to horses.
Doctors say, 'When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.'
The rare illness is called a zebra in medicine.
Zebra is a name of a company that makes special printers and scanners. These are used in stores and factories to read barcodes and print labels.
Zebra printers produce barcode labels.
We use Zebra scanners at work.