strip away
phrasal verb
stripped away also stript away; stripping away; strips away
1
: to remove (something that covers a surface) : to pull pieces of a covering away from a surface
strip away the bark of a tree
2
: to remove (unimportant material) from something
The editor stripped away repetitive sections of the essay.
Examples of strip away in a Sentence
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Fires stripped away vegetation that once helped slow the water’s mountainside descent, so there’s been plenty of flooding to transport these invasives.
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Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Scientists theorize that without the protection of the magnetic field roughly 600 million years ago, solar radiation pounded the Earth’s atmosphere, stripping away hydrogen and other light gases from the atmosphere.
—Tara Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
The next step on the agenda is to blame you, the peaceful American citizen, for the violence and chaos before taxing you to solve the problem with political charades all designed to strip away personal rights and liberty.
—Jacob Tackett, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
The role challenged her stardom by stripping away her character’s societal status and had Bona giving up everything in pursuit of her unworthy idol.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 May 2024
That’s because the 28-year-old K-pop rapper strips away the artificials, like pre-planned lyrics or a thought out message, and looks inward to see what’s beneath.
—Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
The result: the autonomy of women gets stripped away amid a hyper-masculine, mudslinging for rap supremacy.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
More on Design During or after its maritime service, its original gilding and carvings of bellflowers were stripped away.
—Eve M. Kahn, New York Times, 8 May 2024
During a funding crisis, Tennessee State University had its board stripped away in a complete overhaul by state lawmakers.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 4 May 2024
Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Scientists theorize that without the protection of the magnetic field roughly 600 million years ago, solar radiation pounded the Earth’s atmosphere, stripping away hydrogen and other light gases from the atmosphere.
—Tara Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
The next step on the agenda is to blame you, the peaceful American citizen, for the violence and chaos before taxing you to solve the problem with political charades all designed to strip away personal rights and liberty.
—Jacob Tackett, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
The role challenged her stardom by stripping away her character’s societal status and had Bona giving up everything in pursuit of her unworthy idol.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 May 2024
That’s because the 28-year-old K-pop rapper strips away the artificials, like pre-planned lyrics or a thought out message, and looks inward to see what’s beneath.
—Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
The result: the autonomy of women gets stripped away amid a hyper-masculine, mudslinging for rap supremacy.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
More on Design During or after its maritime service, its original gilding and carvings of bellflowers were stripped away.
—Eve M. Kahn, New York Times, 8 May 2024
During a funding crisis, Tennessee State University had its board stripped away in a complete overhaul by state lawmakers.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 4 May 2024
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“Strip away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20away. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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