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Examples of strike down in a Sentence
a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional
Recent Examples on the Web
The high court in 2017 struck down a section of the law that barred registration of disparaging marks and did the same for a provision prohibiting immoral or scandalous marks in 2019.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 June 2024
The law has been mired in court battles — in April, the Los Angeles County Superior County Court struck down the law in five Southern California cities that challenged it.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
Eyewitnesses described civilians being struck down by airstrikes and shrapnel.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 10 June 2024
The story begins in Brooklyn in 1914, with Ederle struck down by the measles.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 6 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1779, in the meaning defined above
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“Strike down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20down. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
strike down
verb
: to make null and void : annul
struck down the proposal
especially
: to declare (a law) illegal and unenforceable
the court struck down the law
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