strip away

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

Recent Examples on the Web

If the white dwarf and its companion are close enough together, the dead star begins stripping away the outer layers of its companion. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Asking Murray to tame his desire is, in a roundabout way, asking him to strip away some of the traits that helped forge his stardom. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Automating the routine cases strips away the repetitions that built humans’ judgment. — Fernando Fainzilber, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Mackz has found that running can strip away some of the formalities of an interview and make space for more honest conversations. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for strip away

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