Examples of strike down in a Sentence
a law that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court as unconstitutional
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Conservative lawmakers in a handful of states have introduced various measures encouraging the Supreme Court to strike down Obergefell.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Significantly, Trump’s EPA is also preparing to reconsider and strike down a consequential scientific finding on the dangers of climate pollution that has served as the basis behind federal regulations to curb them.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Conservative judges — true conservatives appointed by Rick Scott, Donald Trump and even DeSantis himself — have repeatedly struck down the governor’s laughably unconstitutional arguments in other cases.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
After the cops who show up on the scene are struck down, Nate steals a police car and chases after the robbers himself, desperate to rescue his new love.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Significantly, Trump’s EPA is also preparing to reconsider and strike down a consequential scientific finding on the dangers of climate pollution that has served as the basis behind federal regulations to curb them.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Conservative judges — true conservatives appointed by Rick Scott, Donald Trump and even DeSantis himself — have repeatedly struck down the governor’s laughably unconstitutional arguments in other cases.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
After the cops who show up on the scene are struck down, Nate steals a police car and chases after the robbers himself, desperate to rescue his new love.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Strike down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20down. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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