strafe
verb (used with object)
to attack (ground troops or installations) by airplanes with machine-gun fire.
strafed
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past participleof strafe.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof strafe.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
strafeverb (used with object)to attack (ground troops or installations) by airplanes with machine-gun fire.
Example Sentences
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Aladdin Sane, with his face strafed by a scarlet firebolt edged in blue, blue, electric blue, is quintessential Bowie iconography.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026
Mr. Budd has run a low-key campaign, hoping to ride the national wave as allies in the party strafed Ms. Beasley with negative advertising.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
Already this postseason, the Padres had bashed Max Scherzer, knocked out Chris Bassitt and strafed Jacob deGrom and Clayton Kershaw.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 18, 2022
Paramount Pictures was strafed three years ago for scrapping the flag, fueling speculation that the change was made to appease the Chinese internet company Tencent Holdings, one of the film’s financial partners.
From Washington Times ● May 31, 2022
Ivanito called to her from the bus window with eyes that strafed her with grief.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
