strike out

Example Sentences

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Oregon closer Devin Bell got Cashel Dugger and Espinoza to strike out swinging.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Yes, Munetaka was going to strike out, but Keller was confident he would contribute enough homers and walks to be useful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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

Suppose he meant to take it, when the time came, and strike out on his own, hoping to find civilization surviving somewhere?

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien