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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The conservative top court is expected to rule this spring on whether to strike down much of the federal Voting Rights Act, the landmark civil rights law that opened the door to Black congressional representation in the Deep South.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Sports betting has seen a massive surge in popularity since a 2018 Supreme Court decision struck down a federal prohibition on it.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026
The Pentagon had tried to implement a new policy, in which reporter workspaces would be located outside the building itself, after the judge issued an earlier order striking down policies that attempted to limit reporting only to authorized releases of information.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Even with the federal ban struck down, distilling liquor at home is not automatically legal because other federal rules still apply.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Sports betting has seen a massive surge in popularity since a 2018 Supreme Court decision struck down a federal prohibition on it.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026
The Pentagon had tried to implement a new policy, in which reporter workspaces would be located outside the building itself, after the judge issued an earlier order striking down policies that attempted to limit reporting only to authorized releases of information.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Even with the federal ban struck down, distilling liquor at home is not automatically legal because other federal rules still apply.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Strike down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20down. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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