hit on
Example Sentences
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Encrypting and decrypting your traffic as you go about your online business incurs a cost, resulting in a speed hit on your connection.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
The group had been hunting for gold when they were cut off inside the cavern in an isolated part of the country after flash floods hit on 20 May.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The company knows it will take a hit on demand.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Then he hit on a source of inspiration: his band’s 2003 song “Where Is The Love?”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
He hadn’t wanted to score a bull’s-eye at all, certainly not a direct hit on an uncomfortable truth.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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