strop

Example Sentences

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The tour, for which the Jacksonville show was the sixth strop, runs through October and is in support of the March release of Wallen’s sophomore album, “One Thing at a Time.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2023

He left the field in a strop often enough after games, so what might he be saying in private given the overall malaise at Old Trafford?

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2022

There’s one more elevated observation deck on the floating trail worth a strop before reaching Foster Island, from which you can connect to the Washington Park Arboretum via the southward path.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2022

Mine may be better used as a razor strop.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022

On the table beside him stood a bowl of steaming water, a leather strop for blades, and a cup of lather with a brush in it.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson