strafe

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of strafe Espresso machines hiss, taxi drivers honk and crowds swell under intermittent clouds strafing the Vatican — which this week feels like the center of the universe. Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025 Doom: The Dark Ages strafes in a different direction. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025 Before the fighter escorts began accompanying the slow and heavy U.S. bombers, losses were catastrophic due to getting dive-bombed and strafed by German aircraft. Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025 Sailors jumped from the battleship into burning oil below as machine gun fire strafed the ship and the rest of the fleet. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for strafe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strafe
Verb
  • Absent Karen’s presence to hold the fire, however, all eyes are laser-focused on the comings and goings of Stacey Rusch, who is raked through the coals on her reunion debut.
    Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Remove infested plants and rake out any debris.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the hands of editor Richard Mettler, some of those fragments serve montages that interlace how the tribes prepare to defend themselves with the way Jalabzeen readies himself to attack.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Having attacked the edge of the six-yard box, Rodon has to back-pedal and meet the ball, again, wide of the goal.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The ball popped up in the air and Bolton was there to grab it, except he was hit by teammate Drue Tranquill.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Hikers hit Goat Trail Hill 'n Dale Hiking Club will hike Thursday along the Goat Trail to Steel Creek on the Buffalo National River.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Strafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strafe. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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