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

The emotion of the draft has been stripped away by NIL. —Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026

Harsh or foaming cleansers strip away natural oils that mature skin needs to stay plump, and without those oils, fine lines look deeper and more pronounced. —Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026

Juices are also higher in sugar and lower in fiber than whole fruits and vegetables, as juicing strips away most of the fiber content. —Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2026

Now even the illusion of choice is being stripped away—and the system itself is about to become far more powerful. —John Whitehead, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026

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