hit the deck
Example Sentences
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Pages held on as Hernández hit the deck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2025
It was the first time Inoue, a man with 23 knockouts in 26 fights, had hit the deck.
From BBC ● May 6, 2024
It took a controversial penalty to swing the tie in the hosts' favour, Brentford complaining bitterly as Pedro Neto hit the deck.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2024
There was a tense moment in the fifth when Tatis hit the deck on a high-and-tight pitch from Joe Kelly that hit the knob of the bat and sent it flying.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Dry like leaves, rattling as it hit the deck.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
