struck home
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
“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
For Emma Parsons-Reid, 55, watching at home in Ely, Cardiff, with family and neighbours, it was at this point that the Queen's death struck home.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2022
Death, however, was neither simple nor lightly brushed aside when it struck home.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
