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remove from a list
Cross the name of the dead person off the list -
be unsuccessful in an endeavor
The candidate struck out with his health care plan -
put out or be put out by a strikeout
Oral struck out three batters to close the inning -
set out on a course of action
He struck out on his own -
cause to get out
The pitcher retired three batters
the runner was put out at third base - make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body
How To Use strike out In A Sentence
- ‘In big companies, there can be a lot of layers that inhibit the creative process,’ she says, explaining her decision to strike out on her own.
- Please strike out whichever option does not apply to you.
- We must strike out a practical plan of action.
- Al stared down at his right arm, at the hand clenched into a fist and the corded muscles aching to strike out, to punish her for doubting him.
- He came back from a shot to the right hip and fired two heaters clocked at 94-96 mph to strike out Preston Wilson.
- And usually what we see is the perpetrator strikes out, and then there ` s what we call a cooling-off period, and then they strike out again. CNN Transcript Jul 19, 2007
- The companies that dazzle us the most are those that strike out in bold new directions with each new work.
- After being sold to a family that mistreats him, Oliver decides to strike out on his own and travels to London where he is befriended by a likeable pickpocket named the Artful Dodger.
- Elders suffering from Alzheimer's disease or other cognitive impairments can sometimes physically strike out at a worker.
- Though we had visited most of these harbors on previous cruises, the amount of port time encouraged us to forswear organized tours and strike out on our own.
