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struck 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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Across the country, thieves have struck home air-conditioning units, public streetlights and private businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

"When I heard the opening lyrics to Love is Enough - 'every second we have left is worth a thousand others' - they struck home and meant so much," he said.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024

“That struck home for us and hit our hearts hard because he’s a leader on this team,” LSU center Charles Turner said.

From Washington Times • Sep. 21, 2023

Expectations around wage growth have become closer to the mark as the reality of persistent inflation has struck home.

From Reuters • Apr. 6, 2023

Death, however, was neither simple nor lightly brushed aside when it struck home.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt