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
Some if not all of the delicate salts found at Bennu — similar to what's in the dry lakebeds of California's Mojave Desert and Africa's Sahara — would be stripped away if present in falling meteorites.
—
CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
But, in recent years, the utopian sheen has been stripped away, which casts doubt on the idea that social media benefits children enough to outweigh its harms.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
The point is to strip away contaminants (like pesticides or trace metals) as well as other compounds that make the oil prone to going rancid, give it a harsh taste or smell, or darken its color.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2025
The low-foam shampoo is gentle on the scalp and doesn’t strip away moisture, while the conditioner is rich with active ingredients such as thermal plankton to help enhance shine.
—airmail.news, 6 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for strip away 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
But, in recent years, the utopian sheen has been stripped away, which casts doubt on the idea that social media benefits children enough to outweigh its harms.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
The point is to strip away contaminants (like pesticides or trace metals) as well as other compounds that make the oil prone to going rancid, give it a harsh taste or smell, or darken its color.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2025
The low-foam shampoo is gentle on the scalp and doesn’t strip away moisture, while the conditioner is rich with active ingredients such as thermal plankton to help enhance shine.
—airmail.news, 6 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for strip away
Dictionary Entries Near strip away
Cite this Entry
“Strip away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20away. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share