strike one as
Example Sentences
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In retrospect, such escapades may strike one as profligate.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
“He can strike one as being a very formal person, and he has cultivated that to some degree,” said Marie Arana, a Peruvian-American writer and former editor of The Washington Post’s books section.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2018
The idea of Atlantic salmon harvested in a West Virginia warehouse might not strike one as appealing as salmon that hails from a Norwegian fjord.
From Time ● Nov. 18, 2014
Religious leader Shoko Asahara, who is being sought for questioning in connection with the subway attack, could strike one as such a figure.
From Time Magazine Archive
The project did not strike one as deserving encouragement, and I did what I could to damp it down unobtrusively.
From Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 by Sir C. E. (Charles Edward) Callwell
