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

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