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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
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As part of the contract, the coaches are supplied with shoes for their players.
June 27, 1984
The Supreme Court strikes down the N.C.A.A.’s exclusive control of college football telecasts.
—Mark Shimabukuro, New York Times, 29 May 2024
Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down such race-conscious practices.
—Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Section 230 was passed in 1996 as part of a broader package concerned with access to pornography on the internet, much of which would go on to be struck down by the courts as violating the First Amendment.
—Jessica Melugin, National Review, 22 May 2024
The Supreme Court later struck down housing segregation and Perkins Homes were integrated.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 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 8 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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