How to Use strip away in a Sentence

strip away

phrasal verb
  • But that doesn’t mean all the fun of dressing up should be stripped away.
    Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Apr. 2024
  • In the new bill, those funds are in danger of being stripped away.
    Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Add 1/2 to one cup of vinegar, based on the size of the laundry load, to the rinse cycle to strip away the residue.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2024
  • There are no ages here, as if to demonstrate all that has been stripped away.
    Latria Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 May 2023
  • One of Fullington’s goals was to strip away the staging that had been added since Petipa’s time and take the steps back to the studs.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 June 2024
  • With bark stripped away, the marks of his chisel are boldly expressed.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
  • Gone was the puffed chest and the raucous machismo, stripped away to demonstrate that there’s resilience in frailty, too.
    Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • However, that would be stripped away if the ban is upheld.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • This was a time for submission, as the mirage of Arab power was stripped away.
    Nadifa Mohamed, Harper's Magazine, 15 June 2022
  • Ramirez’s other body guards has been stripped away through trades or injuries.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Now, in just 24 hours, that sense of security had been stripped away.
    Steven Rich, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
  • After their early morning game, the Fading Stars came off the ice and stripped away their gear.
    Andrew Keh Bryan Meltz, New York Times, 24 July 2023
  • The creamy duo smooths down cuticles and reforms split ends with squalane — the very lipid that routine abuse strips away.
    Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
  • And, except for his job, everything was stripped away from him last year.
    Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2024
  • What could men look like if that weight of masculinity were stripped away?
    Elena Giardina, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
  • For a scrub that evens your texture without stripping away your skin, this Biossance pick is the one for you.
    Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
  • At least some of the state's delegates are also likely to be stripped away if the state's schedule doesn't change.
    Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • These gusts strip away part of the star’s atmosphere, enveloping it in a bubble-like orb of gas and dust.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2024
  • In many ways, western medicine strips away the humanity to care, and that's what was missing for me.
    Camryn J. Wells, Parents, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Restoration of Rights – Our rights are under attack, and, in many cases, have been stripped away.
    Chad Klitzman, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2024
  • Changes on the outside, such as stripping away a thunderbolt port.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The measure also threatens to strip away the rights of parents to be notified about their child’s health care.
    Frank Larose, National Review, 7 Aug. 2023
  • But in a new clip, the rapper is stripping away all the facade and letting fans get to see the person underneath.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 18 Jan. 2024
  • As a result of the scheduling dispute, at least some of the state's delegates are likely to be stripped away.
    Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 26 Oct. 2023
  • This can later be reduced—that is, the oxygen can be stripped away—back into iron powder.
    IEEE Spectrum, 22 June 2023
  • Still, there is an electricity that can be lost when the live element is stripped away.
    Scott Hocker, theweek, 1 May 2024
  • Harsh products, like exfoliants and soaps, strip away moisture and oil.
    Gabrielle Kassel, Health, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The cycle had come for him again, the same relentless anguish that had drained the enjoyment from his life and stripped away his N.B.A. career.
    Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 19 June 2023
  • So many people with a uterus have been feeling this, that their literal rights are being stripped away.
    As Told To Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Be sure to avoid harsh chemicals that strip away protective coatings and natural oils.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2024

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