struck
Example Sentences
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Several of Seifert's sixes were struck with such force that spectators in the second tier were cowering for safety, though it felt cruel that Allen's spectacular boundary effort went in the book as a drop.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
A team of builders struck gold—$10 million worth of it—during construction work at the site of an old Belgian brewery set to be used as a homeless shelter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
At least five people have died after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia early on Saturday morning, according to the provincial governor.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
What struck me was the legibility of the graphics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
He was struck through the forehead, and the iron must have pierced the frontal lobe of the cortex.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
