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
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
Certainly, we all could empathize with Charles Barkley crossing out his awful picks with a red sharpie — but, seriously, Sir Charles, Colorado State to the Elite Eight?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2022
My father read it to me, and I just quick skimmed along, crossing out whole sections when I did the abridging, leaving everything just as it was in the original Morgenstern.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
