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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On Capitol Hill, 130 congressional Democrats filed an amicus brief at the Supreme Court urging justices to strike down state laws barring transgender athletes from women’s sports.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, companies are already positioning themselves to get their money back in the event the Supreme Court strikes down the tariffs.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
Increasing that rate even further, and perhaps striking down some of the state level hurdles to people signing on, is a target for lawmakers on the subcommittee, several said.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
The country’s Supreme Court, while occasionally striking down discriminatory measures against Palestinians, has bowed to security rationales that permit the broader settlement enterprise to proceed.
—Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, companies are already positioning themselves to get their money back in the event the Supreme Court strikes down the tariffs.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
Increasing that rate even further, and perhaps striking down some of the state level hurdles to people signing on, is a target for lawmakers on the subcommittee, several said.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
The country’s Supreme Court, while occasionally striking down discriminatory measures against Palestinians, has bowed to security rationales that permit the broader settlement enterprise to proceed.
—Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Strike down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20down. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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