hitting

Example Sentences

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Erickson, during the civil trial, testified he avoided hitting the brothers, but Grossman did not.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The 26-year-old from Wigan has become an established hitting partner since his playing days on the Futures Tour, and shared a court with Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz at last year's Wimbledon.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Turnover among assistants is even higher at family child-care homes, hitting 28%.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

American athletes like to talk about hitting the road for major games as “just a business trip”—and for the U.S. men’s national team, this will feel just like one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“It was pretty old, so it might have gotten smashed up just hitting the floor.”

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon