hit the deck
Example Sentences
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Pages held on as Hernández hit the deck.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025
It took a controversial penalty to swing the tie in the hosts' favour, Brentford complaining bitterly as Pedro Neto hit the deck.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2024
There was a tense moment in the fifth when Tatis hit the deck on a high-and-tight pitch from Joe Kelly that hit the knob of the bat and sent it flying.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023
In a frantic final round, with both boxers looking to land the telling blow, Fury hit the deck from a Paul jab.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2023
The black gun hit the deck, its grip fracturing on impact.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
