crossing out
Example Sentences
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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
Holgate Street is ranked the No. 1 most hazardous train crossing out of 2,654 in Washington.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023
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
Some afternoons I'd come home from school to find Aunt Cecile sitting at the dining-room table writing down and crossing out numbers as she talked on the phone.
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
