struck

Example Sentences

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Because the drills struck so close to the fear that haunted each of our guests —never spoken, always present—we tried to keep these times from becoming altogether serious.

From Literature

National wholesale gasoline prices neared four-year highs Wednesday on concerns about global oil supplies after Israel struck Iran’s South Pars gas field, the largest in the world.

From Barron's

I was in my late teens when this series made its debut, and I remember really being struck by both the format and the content.

From The Wall Street Journal

Multiple reports said explosions struck plants at the Asaluyeh refinery complex, citing Iran’s Fars News.

From Barron's

When struck by a laser, they trigger a chain reaction in electrons that produces terahertz pulses.

From Science Daily