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

For traffickers and offenders who rely on quick escapes along our state’s busy roadways, LPRs strip away their advantage. — Charles "chuck" Broadway, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

America’s mothers deserve better than to have their financial tools quietly stripped away by out-of-touch bureaucrats. — Raquel Mitchell, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026

Fitness coach Tom Trotter, writing for Vogue, argued that running strips away the performance of a night out. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026

The Stones are at their best when playing scuzzy blues with the shellac stripped away. — David Harris, SPIN, 6 July 2026

Rhymes for strip away

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