hitting the spot

Example Sentences

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And, so far, it is hitting the spot for the Pumas.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2022

This is also a wonderful dinner option if you're feeling under the weather and that boring can of Campbell's just isn't hitting the spot.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2022

I’ve just started reading Lady Audley’s Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, and it’s very much hitting the spot so far.

From The Guardian • Apr. 5, 2020

This is why the Odeon has been hitting the spot for me these past few months.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2016

That translates into a Suggestions chart – Iggy Pop, Paul Weller, Thin Lizzy, Keith Richards etc – that isn't really hitting the spot.

From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2013