strip away

phrasal verb

stripped away also stript away; stripping away; strips away

1

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

strip away the bark of a tree

2

: 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

Before Watson’s game-winner, Murray also conjured one of the weirdest clutch buckets of Denver’s season, scooping up a loose ball that had been stripped away from Aaron Gordon and connecting on an awkward midrange floater before the shot clock buzzer. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026

The adhesive can strip away the paint and leave the shade damaged. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 Jan. 2026

Time slowly strips away the ability for some patients to breathe, or for their organs or muscles to function. —Becky Quick, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026

Ever since his titles were stripped away, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been facing an increasing amount of pressure to move out of his longtime residence at Royal Lodge. —Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 7 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for strip away

• aaa
• adonais
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway