strip away

phrasal verb

stripped away also stript away; stripping away; strips away

: to remove (something that covers a surface) : to pull pieces of a covering away from a surface

strip away the bark of a tree

: to remove (unimportant material) from something

The editor stripped away repetitive sections of the essay.

Examples of strip away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With Biden having extended what proponents describe as anti-discrimination protections to transgender students, any effort by Trump to undo the rule could be perceived as stripping away rights from a vulnerable population. —

Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Aug. 2024 Brain parasite may strip away rodents' fear of predators—not just of cats CDC. —

Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024 Our fundamental right to control our bodies, our reproductive freedom, has been stripped away in many states. —

Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 11 July 2024 Court decisions that strip away our most basic freedoms. —

Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 7 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for strip away

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