erase

Example Sentences

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The Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a lower court to erase the criminal conviction of President Trump’s longtime adviser Steve Bannon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

In the face of efforts to erase or sanitize the uncomfortable history of our country, confronting this past is more important than ever.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

At extremely small scales, atoms can shift positions or fill gaps, which can erase stored data.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

If prices settle around $100 a barrel, it could erase 0.1% of real gross domestic product growth that we’d otherwise see.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

In one nexus, five highways meet; I have to erase and redraw the ramps a few times.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini