Example Sentences
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Authorities say the driver stropped and cooperated with police.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 6, 2019
When I stropped out of school at 16 and the teachers asked what was to become of me, I told them I would probably be an astronaut.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 16, 2019
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says that the crash happened Tuesday when a pickup truck driver changed lanes and ran into the back of a car that was stropped in traffic.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 19, 2018
No slamming pantry doors, bleep-ridden sty storm-outs or wobble-shots of Alex as he stropped off to the lower field after an altercation with a shirehorse.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 20, 2011
Later, as he stropped the razor against leather the harsh whisper made me cringe.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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