struck

Example Sentences

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It fractured apart when it struck the Martian ground.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Rheinmetall in December struck a partnership with the police and the port authority in the city of Hamburg to develop technologies for the protection of maritime, civilian and critical infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Australia will place six people from a cruise ship struck with the rat-borne hantavirus in a purpose-built quarantine facility north of Perth for at least three weeks, the government said Monday.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

A passenger of a cruise ship that was struck by an outbreak of hantavirus has shown symptoms of the disease while being repatriated to France, the country's prime minister has said.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Because the drills struck so close to the fear that haunted each of our guests —never spoken, always present—we tried to keep these times from becoming altogether serious.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom