strike out

Example Sentences

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Three pitches by Jordan Ayala to strike out James Clark.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

You can be there for her if she decides to strike out on her own.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

You’d have thought he’d have learned as much from his emergency-tariffs strike out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 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

With that, most every scholar in Zosma was ready to pack a trunk and strike out for the Elmuthaleth.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor