strike
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Those strikes targeted areas around the city of Erbil and on Kurdish opposition groups operating near the Iranian border, locations where U.S. military forces and diplomatic facilities are also present.
From Los Angeles Times
The Israeli military has not commented on the strike.
From BBC
Local commanders acting with incomplete information may strike unintended targets, including neighbouring states that had sought neutrality.
From BBC
Ukraine’s frontlines are now live development labs: drones deliver precision strikes, while unmanned ground vehicles shuttle supplies through kill zones.
This century, America sank into two of its longest wars—in Afghanistan and Iraq—following lightning strikes that removed governments deemed threats to U.S. national security.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
