crossing out
Example Sentences
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In a flurry of activity beginning on March 8, 2025, Purdue filed documents that show lines crossing out the eligibility criteria and victim compensation amounts, with no explanation or substitute language.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
The editor of one of her first published papers insisted on crossing out all references to the creatures as “he” or “she” in favor of “it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
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 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
My father proudly named her in her immigration papers: Betty St. Clair, crossing out her given name of Gu Ying-ying.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
