strike out

verb

1. tr to remove or erase
2. intr to start out or begin

   to strike out on one's own

3. baseball to put out or be put out on strikes
4. informal.
   intr to fail utterly

Example Sentences

Seemingly indomitable reliever Blake Treinen threw a season-high 42 pitches while giving up just one hit, striking out three and walking one to record seven outs from the sixth through eighth innings.

From Los Angeles Times

Moe Drabowsky pitched 6 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in Game 1, striking out 11 Dodgers and allowing only one hit.

From Los Angeles Times

The Yankees offence, with star batter Aaron Judge hitless and striking out three times, fared no better against the bullpen until they rallied in the ninth inning.

From BBC

Puckish American comic Billy Crystal strikes out in a new direction as the star of the limited series “Before,” premiering Friday on Apple TV+.

From Los Angeles Times

Valenzuela, who died at the age of 63 on Tuesday, did not pitch well in Game 3 in Los Angeles, giving up four earned runs and nine hits, walking seven and striking out six.

From Los Angeles Times