strike a chord
Example Sentences
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The freedom of full-time travel often seems to strike a chord with people who feel hemmed in by jobs and mortgages, family commitments and responsibilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s national “Fighting Oligarchy” tour seemed to strike a chord, bringing out upward of 30,000 attendees at each stop.
From Slate • Oct. 23, 2025
Billy Bob Thornton had a hunch that his latest series, “Landman,” would strike a chord with viewers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025
Sir Ed, who as a teenager nursed his mother when she had terminal cancer, said he hoped the song would "strike a chord" with carers and their families.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024
He was a newcomer, a black man in what was historically a white man’s business, surfacing from obscurity with a weird name and odd backstory, hoping to strike a chord with the common Democrat.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
