first strike
Example Sentences
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His comments came after launched its first strike on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, since a ceasefire was agreed in April.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
The first strike on April 8 hit a higher floor in El Bizri’s building, which was showing its age.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Buck Turgidson, one of the film’s most memorable characters, while agitating the president in the war room for a first strike against the Soviet Union.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026
“We didn’t come out hot, and we let them get the first strike in and we were battling for the rest of that game,” Rams defensive tackle Kobie Turner said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2025
From there, he sent his most trusted general ahead to lead the first strike.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
