strip

Example Sentences

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“I like to strip images down to what people recognize instantly. The feeling comes first, then I’m focused on evoking optimism, color and joy.”

From Los Angeles Times

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization after leases—the company’s preferred metric, which strips out exceptional and other one-off items—increased 5.1% to 662 million euros.

From The Wall Street Journal

We pass gas stations and diners and strip malls.

From Literature

Adjusted earnings, which strip out exceptional costs and one-off items, were 99 cents a share, edging out the mean analyst estimate of 98 cents a share, as per FactSet.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Earth, kaolinite forms only after rocks and sediments are stripped of most other minerals through prolonged exposure to water.

From Science Daily