How to Use strip away in a Sentence

strip away

verb
  • Now, even those may be further stripped away.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Start building the courage to strip away the old to make way for the bold.
    — Gamze Acar Bayraktaroglu, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • But the state judicial branch has stripped away his name.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Some apartments' outer walls had been stripped away.
    — Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Prison strips away many of the identities people once held.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • My fiancé didn't deserve to have her wedding day stripped away from her.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The emotion of the draft has been stripped away by NIL.
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The goal isn’t to shame her or strip away every bit of independence.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • About stripping away civil rights, human rights.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Not one Democrat has had their vice chairmanship stripped away.
    — John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Pressure washing can strip away paint on siding, so use a low pressure, scrub by hand, or have a pro do it.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
  • The right for everyone to participate in this art was stripped away.
    — Marcus Lim, Variety, 16 June 2026
  • Workers stripped away the old roadway surface and are adding two new layers of asphalt to each lane.
    — Da Lin, CBS News, 23 May 2026
  • Atomm’s approach strips away much of that complexity.
    — New Atlas, 24 May 2026
  • They’re almost entirely stripped away.
    — New Atlas, 8 May 2026
  • Frequent cleaning with abrasive brushes or bleach can also degrade or strip away caulk over time.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
  • Serious illness has a way of stripping away pretense.
    — Khushali Jhaveri, STAT, 17 June 2026
  • The core of this book, stripping away the weird digressions, is about how society makes monsters.
    — Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
  • But there's a whole other class of AI models whose guardrails are much easier to strip away.
    — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 31 May 2026
  • Add 1/2 to 1 cup of white vinegar, based on the size of the laundry load, to the rinse cycle to strip away the residue.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
  • Mundo and Diana’s world is more stark, its colors stripped away to show the toll of life’s frailties on the couple.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 25 May 2026
  • Sand has been stripped away, leaving many homes and properties vulnerable.
    — Sean Tallant, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Most notably, the line is crossed when AI hallucinates facts or strips away human voice.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026
  • Ford pinned Theory for the win, stripping away gold from The Vision.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • These terms strip away the emotional reality of what people are feeling in these big and key moments.
    — Sohee Jun, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • If the price strips away too much future flexibility, discipline has to win.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
  • Now even the illusion of choice is being stripped away—and the system itself is about to become far more powerful.
    — John Whitehead, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The worst outcome is repeated late cycle cuts that destabilize staffing and strip away student services.
    — Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
  • Craftsmanship was stripped away, and the pace of labor was subordinated to the line itself.
    — Christopher Marquis, Time, 30 May 2026
  • Juices are also higher in sugar and lower in fiber than whole fruits and vegetables, as juicing strips away most of the fiber content.
    — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2026

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