How to Use strike off in a Sentence

strike off

verb
  • An appeals court on Oct. 7 asked the union to call its strike off.
    Alexander Onukwue, Quartz, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Last week, Ismael quit his job at the salon to strike off on his own.
    Brittany Kriegstein, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2023
  • Robert Taylor scored in 44’ with a strike off his right foot just inside the right post to excite the crowd just before halftime.
    Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 22 July 2023
  • The closest Miami came on the night was a 64th-minute strike off the crossbar by Franco Negri.
    The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Whitewater rafters and kayakers can strike off on their own or enlist one of the many outfitters in the area.
    oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Riyadh seeking peace with Tehran takes one potential ally for a strike off the table.
    Jon Gambrell, ajc, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Dibassy’s goal came just moment after Sounders star Jordan Morris’ clanked a powerful strike off the goal post from 20 yards away.
    Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Similar to the Islanders, the Canadiens play patient and reliable defense, work as a unit, and strike off turnovers.
    BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2021
  • This makes security checks just one of many DevOps issues to strike off their to-do list before a product or update is ready to go live.
    Vladi Sandler, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • Castellanos turned to home-plate umpire Sean Barber after the final pitch was called a strike off the outside corner and he was ejected within five seconds.
    Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2021
  • This is a group, after all, that is known for being extremely well-prepared to strike off into nature, and who might be very particular about their gear.
    oregonlive, 16 Nov. 2021
  • His paper was retracted in 2010, and he was struck off the medical register for gross misconduct.
    David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 29 June 2023
  • He was struck off the U.K. medical register and barred from practicing medicine, effectively ending his career as a physician.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Lavelle powered a strike off a rebounding ball in a crowded penalty box in the 79th minute, leaping into teammates’ arms in celebration after an otherwise evenly fought match.
    Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Feb. 2021
  • These tool types, which our distant ancestors began making at least 2.6 million years ago, were basic, including hammerstones for bludgeoning and sharp flakes that were struck off larger cores to provide a sharp cutting edge.
    Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Four months after Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven infants in a British hospital, she has officially been struck off the nursing registry, according to multiple reports.
    Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023

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