Sentence examples for only strike out from inspiring English sources

Lawmakers also can only strike out an appropriation, reduce it or add extra money in a separate bill.

Justice Malone also upheld previous court decisions that the Legislature can only strike out an entire appropriation, reduce its amount or add a new appropriation, but may not change the description.

I think I only struck out once.

The Islanders wanted to slug the puck past Khabibulin but only struck out.

Napoli had fanned 78 times coming into the game, and Ortiz, a left-handed batter, had only struck out 16 times.

He admitted striking Pc Doyle to police after walking into a police station but later said he had been mistaken as to which officer he had hit and had only struck out in self-defence.

Reed's opponent, the redoubtable Hernandez, not only struck out 12 Mets, but even laid down a sacrifice bunt, even though he insists he was never a good batter, even as a child in Cuba.

He finished 0 for 17, but struck out only four times.

Kershaw's curveball was sharp early, but struck out only one batter in the first two innings.

That ambition might explain his move — not only to strike out on his own, but to take three other PMC photographers with him: David X . Prutting 29; Neil Rasmus, 31; and Joe Schildhorn, 31.

Rodriguez came to the plate to healthy applause, only to strike out swinging and hear the boos.