strike out

Example Sentences

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“So just being OK with failing and knowing if I strike out at this at-bat, what can I change at the next one?”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

You can be there for her if she decides to strike out on her own.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Taylor still wanted to strike out on his own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

France had been spearheading a months-long push for similar EU action alongside member states including Denmark, Greece and Spain -- before deciding to strike out on its own.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Two years away from home, away from the shelter of her parents and the model of her older siblings, had given Christine the desire, and the confidence, to strike out on her own.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly