hit on
Example Sentences
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Encrypting and decrypting your traffic as you go about your online business incurs a cost, resulting in a speed hit on your connection.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
The group had been hunting for gold when they were cut off inside the cavern in an isolated part of the country after flash floods hit on 20 May.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Dalip Singh and Ashish Kumar Singh were the first Indians killed in the conflict, after their oil tanker was hit on March 1 by projectiles off Oman's Khasab port.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
The guy gets hit on the head more than any player I’ve seen on drives, and rarely gets called.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Someone must have been hoarding sugar just in case there was a direct hit on the airfield and everybody needed cheering up.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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