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

“He’d strike out 13,” said Jonathan Van Eaton, one of Soriano’s early minor-league pitching coaches, “and then turn around and maybe not make it out of the second.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 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

I couldn’t strike out on my own, and even with help it’s not worth the risk.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver