direct hit
Example Sentences
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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
Farther south, on Catanduanes, a small island the state weather service said could take a "direct hit", residents were tying down their houses and putting weights on their roofs.
From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025
Gilbert in 1988, the last direct hit, was a Category 3.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025
Kevin Pietersen's hair and Gary Pratt's direct hit.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
He hadn’t wanted to score a bull’s-eye at all, certainly not a direct hit on an uncomfortable truth.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
