Sentence examples for crossing out from inspiring English sources

"crossing out" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when you want to say that something has been removed from a written document by drawing a line through it. For example, "I had to cross out the wrong answer on the test."

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crossing out

verb

Third person singular of cross out

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What was underneath that crossing out?

She began crossing out clauses pertaining to merchandise.

I explained that most of my work consisted of crossing out and that crossing out was the secret of all good writing.

I wrote and rewrote, crossing out words and scribbling corrections in the margins.

(Chapman's law required crossing out the names of everyone you didn't want to vote for).

Ms. Rosenberg finds herself crossing out the word "Single" on forms and writing in "Independent".

Because there can always be trouble, the rank-and-file censor keeps crossing out.

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(The crossing-out is in the original).

on the right side of description of A. crossing-out the corresponding member function.

He works in a crossing-out business.

The investors have links to Singapore Technologies Telemedia, which has made an offer to buy Global Crossing out of bankruptcy.

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