struck
Example Sentences
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It struck agreements with those districts to require changes and to monitor them for months, if not years.
From Salon
Michael Clark was representing the Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Lagoa, Portugal, when disaster struck and his shoe came off during the first 100 metres.
From BBC
Like many people, I was struck by the heartbreaking irony of Hollywood director Rob Reiner’s death—that a man who had achieved so much, and tried so hard, couldn’t save his own son.
A U.S. military official said Friday that dozens of targets were being struck by U.S.
Even famously bullish tech maven Cathie Wood has struck a more cautious tone recently.
From Barron's
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