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strike home

VERB

hit where it hurts

Synonyms

WEAK

hit where one lives touch a nerve ending touch a sore spot

Example Sentences

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"It's all these anecdotes that strike home more than anything else."

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

He needs it more than he lets on, and slowly, O’Sullivan’s script reveals that the particularities of “Romeo and Juliet” strike home for Dan in a way he never anticipated.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2024

Rarely does a question from an audience member strike home.

From Salon • May 15, 2023

Cardinals right fielder Lars Nootbar saved a run in the eighth as he caught a line drive and fired a strike home to double up pinch-runner Stuart Fairchild to end the inning.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2022

Elfinger sang an excellent tenor, and took great pains to make his song strike home to the heart of his lovely neighbor.

From In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II by Heyse, Paul