strike one as
Example Sentences
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In retrospect, such escapades may strike one as profligate.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2022
“He can strike one as being a very formal person, and he has cultivated that to some degree,” said Marie Arana, a Peruvian-American writer and former editor of The Washington Post’s books section.
From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2018
The idea of Atlantic salmon harvested in a West Virginia warehouse might not strike one as appealing as salmon that hails from a Norwegian fjord.
From Time • Nov. 18, 2014
The first public confession can be stirring, but the tenth is likely to strike one as the same old thing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ships such as the Devastation, the Thunderer, and the Fury do not, at first sight, strike one as particularly well adapted for rough weather, to put it in the mildest phrase.
From Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
