hit town
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One woman in the badly hit town of Wynne said her family "prayed and said goodbye to each other" as a tornado hit, "because we thought we were dead".
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2023
More than 6,200 people were vaccinated over the weekend in Bolton, a badly hit town near Manchester in the northwest of England.
From New York Times • May 17, 2021
An early version of “Annie” premiered in 1976 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn., where a hurricane had just hit town, taking out the electricity and shortening the crew’s rehearsal time.
From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2019
If “Hamilton,” which set off a frenzy when the touring production hit town earlier this year, had you longing to see more by its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, you’re in luck.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2018
He met up with his brother Walter in Chicago, where he was fleeced and pickpocketed from the time he hit town till the time he left.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
