direct hit
Example Sentences
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It is the most direct hit between the two companies fighting for control of the nearly $80 billion weight-loss drug market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
While New Zealand were gifted the wicket of Duckett via Gay's poor call and Smith's direct hit, the rest came through the relentlessness of the tourists' four seamers.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
The sanctuary of the Lavra’s Assumption Cathedral sustained a direct hit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Most mainstream analysts had thought a direct hit on Iran’s oil export infrastructure was unlikely because it would risk a sharp price spike, higher gasoline prices, and wider regional blowback.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
“You need to pack up. That hurricane’s getting nasty. It looks like it might be a direct hit on the city. We’re leaving town.”
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
