struck

Example Sentences

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After 30 seconds, the lightning struck the neighbour's house.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Five other KC-135s were struck and damaged while parked at a base in Saudi Arabia, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

GSK last struck a deal of that size in the 2018 deal to buy Novartis out of its consumer healthcare joint venture that later would become Haleon.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

He hammered Grossman with questions about whether his wife had been drinking and racing with Erickson the night that she struck the boys with her Mercedes SUV at what experts testified was nearly 73 mph.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

But as he reached for the knob, he froze, struck with a realization.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman