strip away

phrasal 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

This year, Congress stripped away federal tax credits for EVs, which had effectively lowered the cost of EVs by thousands of dollars for many consumers. —Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Dec. 2025

Mayonnaise contains vinegar—a mild acid used for stripping away dirt—and fatty, moisturizing ingredients like oil and egg. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2025

Liquid lead will inevitably seep in and strip away the nickel. —Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025

Chu and Schwartz also chose to strip away the orchestration that had been written to start off the song. —Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for strip away

• aaa
• adonais
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway