strafe

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Recent Examples of strafe 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 On the fateful December morning, Japanese planes strafed the deck of the Oklahoma, causing the ship to turn over and trapping Hryniewicz and his fellow sailors in its hull. Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024 On November 10, 1945, Allied aircraft bombed and strafed the East Indies city of Surabaya after nationalists killed a British brigadier. Max Hastings, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013 See All Example Sentences for strafe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strafe
Verb
  • Using ironing cloths and a few leaves leftover from raking your yard, iron the leaves onto 8-by-8-inch squares of wax paper.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Its intimate Clayes Theater has raked and very comfortable seating, so there’s great sightlines and not a bad seat in the house.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Charlie was the best of America, and the monster who attacked him was attacking our whole country.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Estonian police said the drone was likely en route to attack targets inside Russia.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The jeans also have a cropped length that hits right at the ankle and patch pockets that not only look cute, but are also functional.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Denholm is giving interviews to explain the board’s decision to award Musk a pay package that could be worth $1 trillion if the company hits milestones for market capitalization, profits, and vehicle production.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Strafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strafe. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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