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Examples
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You try for those, but you're also [hitting] singles, doubles, triples, walks, strike-outs -- that's the game that you're playing.
For the studio behind 'Waiting for Superman,' movies are a tool for change Ann Hornaday 2010
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After a few weeks of strike-outs on conventional dating sites, I turned to CL one chilly September afternoon, when a regular swim buddy canceled on me.
Ann Landi: Dating After Divorce: No Sex Without Commitment? Ann Landi 2011
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But now it's the lulls as much as the hits and strike-outs, the chance to chat with lifelong friends I've made in the Bleacher Creature section and who forwarded me an email insisting I apply.
Michael Giltz: Why I Love Baseball Michael Giltz 2011
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But now it's the lulls as much as the hits and strike-outs, the chance to chat with lifelong friends I've made in the Bleacher Creature section and who forwarded me an email insisting I apply.
Michael Giltz: Why I Love Baseball Michael Giltz 2011
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After a few weeks of strike-outs on conventional dating sites, I turned to CL one chilly September afternoon, when a regular swim buddy canceled on me.
Ann Landi: Dating After Divorce: No Sex Without Commitment? Ann Landi 2011
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“Could,” “should,” and “would” are also famous wazzlers (in case you missed it, these strike-outs illustrate words that can be deleted from the sentence without reducing the meaning: “these fruity habits can go”).
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The letters that make up most of the novel are frequently scarred with strike-outs, or simply unfinished.
A Monster's Notes 2010
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The letters that make up most of the novel are frequently scarred with strike-outs, or simply unfinished.
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Trying to hit that home-run each time can lead to a lot of strike-outs.
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The fans wanted more - more home runs, more dramatic strike-outs, more enhanced performances.
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