crossing out

Example Sentences

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He may have tried to sneak it in by crossing out the names of Peach and Blossom from the Thanksgiving turkey pardon.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2024

“The worst thing that could have happened has happened,” he said after crossing out of Russia with the remnants of his former life stuffed in one small backpack.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

The Corran car ferry has been out of action for six weeks, leaving the Highland communities that rely on the five-minute crossing out of pocket and increasingly frustrated.

From BBC • May 18, 2023

"I cried the whole time I was making it. It just goes on, and on, and on — crossing out possibilities. I gave up so many times, but I always went back."

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2022

The only noise in the kitchen is her pen on the page crossing out and adding in, writing and rewriting stanzas, mixed with the slicing of scissors, the tearing of paper.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson