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vb. (en-third-person singular of: strike out)
Usage examples of "strikes out".
Whirling, she strikes out frantically with a fist, but when her hand parts the mist, she stumbles forward into the salty brine of a shallow estuary, water splashing her lips and stinging her eyes as reeds scrape along her thighs.
Labor unions were needless then, and general strikes out of the question.
Then the left arm strikes out in front of the V spot, with the hand turned sharply inward, using the wrist and the back of the hand as a striking surface (fig.
He spends a day recovering in a flophouse, then rises, shaves, drinks a cup of coffee, and strikes out in search of brass.
As if galvanized, she strikes out with arms and legs, like a frog.
Nick Trzaskos strikes out his second time up, and that brings Ryan Larrobino to the plate.
Through him, Shakespeare strikes out at one of his favorite targets-changing fashion.
Terribilis is moving into Losethal proper, while Fortis strikes out southeast, toward Paimos.
Good power, great speed, strikes out a lot, but when he hits it, it’.
Good power, great speed, strikes out a lot, but when he hits it, it's gone.
So unless I've missed something, he strikes out on both counts, too.
But not when it strikes out blindly and you know that it is not blind.
It strikes out carelessly, recklessly, without cause or reason, but you know there is cause and reason.