stroy

American

[stroi] / strɔɪ /

verb (used with object)

Archaic.

to destroy.

stroy British

/ strɔɪ /

verb

an archaic variant of destroy

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Other Word Forms

stroyer noun

Etymology

Origin of stroy

1400–50; late Middle English stroyen, aphetic variant of destroyen to destroy

Example Sentences

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“That led to a major depression,” Stroy said.

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Stroke survivor Lee Stroy of Stafford, Va., said his own journey back from depression was gradual, after suffering three strokes around Christmas in 2014.

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“It’s not just one pill and one therapy session,” Stroy said.

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Police said the victim, Dennis Stroy, died March 20 at a hospice center in Maryland.

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But police said they found only Stroy’s blood on the removable bed rail, according to an arrest affidavit.

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