strike one as being
Example Sentences
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“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
Otherwise he did not strike one as being a particularly religious man.
From Old Scores and New Readings Discussions on Music & Certain Musicians by Runciman, John F.
This does not strike one as being an unseemly pandering to popular favor.
From Love Conquers All by Williams, Gluyas
The songs of yesterday, when revived, strike one as being very antiquated, and the songs of the day before yesterday also rarely bear the test; but what of the songs of the sixties?
From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
They strike one as being the most innocent swear-words in literature.
From Old and New Masters by Lynd, Robert
