been hit before
Example Sentences
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Kyiv's bridges had not been hit before Thursday's strikes - and despite a dramatic explosion close to a main support section, city authorities said preliminary checks "did not find any critical damage to the structure".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Jordanian air base, which has been defended by the Thaad antimissile system, has been hit before, though no servicemembers had previously been killed there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Britain’s state-funded health system has been hit before, including during a 2017 ransomware attack that froze computers at hospitals across the country, closing down wards, shutting emergency rooms and bringing treatment to a halt.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
While those services were unaffected in the recent Baltimore attack, the city knows it’s vulnerable because it's been hit before.
From Washington Post ● May 22, 2019
I had been near him when he had been hit before.
From Average Americans by Theodore Roosevelt
