first strike
Example Sentences
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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
In response to a reporter's question during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Hegseth said that he watched the first strike "live" but quickly moved on to another meeting.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
“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
The belief was that a nation could deter a "first strike," in the parlance of nuclear strategists, by making sure that the enemy understood that their strike would never succeed.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
