Sentence examples for struck away from inspiring English sources

The phrase "struck away" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be an attempt to convey the idea of something being removed or taken away, but it is not a commonly used expression. Example: "The storm struck away the old tree from the yard."

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One is in the direction that the beam is travelling, and tends to push the object struck away from the beam's source.

Hoffman is confident that deals can be struck away from the auction rooms with corporations keen to turn paintings and sculptures into cash.

The Real Madrid forward, who has just penned a new deal at the Bernabéu, struck away one penalty, after Gints Freimanis had fouled Nani but, after Glebs Kluskins felled Andre Gomes on the hour, Ronaldo scuffed his second spot-kick against a post.

He gripped the front of his white robe, his face red with agony as the executioner struck away.

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We're going up the river Cam on Behemoth punts, grander than average, and shall be striking away from the city towards the village of Grantchester.

This is true restaurant cooking for the home: a recipe born of a professional kitchen's need to use up leftovers, then cheated upon to strike away extravagances like suckling pigs, fresh-made pasta and veal stock.

Striking away from the pack, Kyushu Electric decided to increase its assumption for peak ground acceleration (how hard the earth shakes in the event of a quake) from 540 Gal up to 620.

Privately, Russian officials and Olympic security experts accept that the threat is high, but believe that terrorists are far more likely to strike away from the heavily fortified security zone around Sochi itself.

But winters are no setback for some enthusiasts, who wander as far as picturesque Lake Baikal, which from January until May lies completely frozen in eastern Siberia, and who strike away on its endless ice sheet.

But Tino Martinez flied to center, Jorge Posada struck out swinging over a curve and David Justice took a called third strike, hopping away angrily in protest.

Trea Turner struck out swinging and asked home-plate umpire Tom Hallion if he swung at a strike as he walked away.

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