crossing out

Example Sentences

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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

Early on in her "The View" tenure, Walters saw Hostin crossing out and rewriting the questions on her cue cards to more accurately capture her own voice.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 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

This time when I entered the Archives, there was a young gentleman sitting behind the desk, tapping a pen on a piece of paper that bore the marks of much rewriting and crossing out.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss