stripping
Example Sentences
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He has since taken to stripping to the waist for social-media videos of himself at the gym pounding a treadmill and doing squats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
One stick insect known for occasionally reaching plague-like population levels and stripping leaves from trees was found to represent more than one species.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
Crenshaw dominated early, Caden Baker stripping the ball from Odebunmi near midfield on Cleveland’s first possession and scoring on the 50-yard fumble return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
In an interview with MarketWatch, Palfrey pointed out that S&P 500 earnings per share jumped 55% in the second quarter, or a still-impressive 35% when stripping out unrealized gains.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
After stripping off as many of the lower branches as he could, he laid the root end of the alder on top of the downed maple’s trunk.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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