How to Use cross out in a Sentence

cross out

phrasal verb

• The Coast Guard boat crossed out of Greek waters in the Aegean, and the refugees were put on a motorless dinghy and set adrift.
  — Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
• Schlosberg is planning to cross out every name on the ballot.
  — Kim Hjelmgaard and Anna Nemtsova, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
• That slide showed some controversial aspects of the first slide crossed out.
  — Bryan Hendricks, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
• Products that are sold out or no longer discounted as of publishing will be crossed out.
  — Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023
• Products that are sold out or no longer discounted as of publishing will be crossed out.
  — Nena Farrell, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
• And Kendall wants to prove that his name must have been underlined on Logan’s infamous piece of paper, rather than crossed out.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2023
• In the sieve of Eratosthenes, crossing out multiples of 3 removes about 1/3 of all numbers.
  — Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 26 Oct. 2023
• Not that there ever was, except for an undated addendum in which Kendall’s name was crossed out.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 May 2023
• Said confession happens later in the book, and—if his pen strokes crossing out this section of the script are an indicator—Herbert was not a fan of the change.
  — Max Evry, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2024
• On bills that spend public funds, Evers is allowed to use a partial veto, crossing out only certain parts of it.
  — Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2023
• One staffer also alleged Fallon appeared drunk at work during a rehearsal and couldn’t recall crossing out a joke in his notes.
  — Brian Steinberg Variety Entertainment News Service, al, 8 Sep. 2023
• There are tools to make highlights and annotations, and to cross out multiple-choice responses students think are wrong.
  — Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
• All the while, Feresten continues to mark up the cue cards with a Sharpie — crossing out a word here, adding a red underline for emphasis there — before handing it to a young assistant over his right shoulder.
  — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
• Written on the two-piano score in red ink are Holst’s instructions for orchestration; elsewhere, there are large sections crossed out, and notes in margins about whose handwriting is whose, and where that changes.
  — Hugh Morris, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
• However, there was skepticism about whether Kendall's name was crossed out or underlined in Logan's handwritten notes.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2023
• None of it made a lot of sense — these slides of mountain landscapes and strangers in climbing gear, those yellowing newspaper clippings in Spanish where her mother crossed out every suggestion that her daughter ever wanted to die alone.
  — John Branch, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2023
• Succession showrunner and creator Jesse Armstrong confirming if Logan had crossed out or underlined Kendall.
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024