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

Look around you now and strip away the trappings of the present. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Everyone seemed to have an opinion about what Pelato should become, but Scotto and his mother wanted to improve the operation without stripping away the family culture at its center. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

These are the details that matter once the marketing language is stripped away. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

In Newport Beach, where 10- to 15-foot swells from Marie stripped away large amounts of sand in places like the Wedge, officials are keeping an eye on the upcoming forecast, said Georgia Rios, a city spokesperson. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for strip away

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