strike
Example Sentences
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Petropolitics have been at the center of U.S.-Venezuelan relations since 1922, when a massive oil strike revealed the presence of the Maracaibo Basin.
From Los Angeles Times
I quickly adapted and moved to my next setup, which featured a striking geometric wooden wall in the studio.
From Los Angeles Times
When we first meet him, he is wearing a striking white leather biking outfit: “I wanted him to be like a light at night on this bike and a shiny toy for Colin.”
From Los Angeles Times
Yet as funny as it is to see a guy this scrawny carry himself like Hercules, he leaps and strikes with conviction.
From Los Angeles Times
Separately on Monday, the US military said it carried out a strike on what it said was a suspected trafficking vessel in international waters in the eastern Pacific.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
