strike out

VERB
  1. remove from a list
    Cross the name of the dead person off the list
  2. be unsuccessful in an endeavor
    The candidate struck out with his health care plan
  3. put out or be put out by a strikeout
    Oral struck out three batters to close the inning
  4. set out on a course of action
    He struck out on his own
  5. cause to get out
    The pitcher retired three batters
    the runner was put out at third base
  6. make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body
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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.
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