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
Yet when one looked more closely at him, he did not strike one as being the sort of man who would idle his life away on the pavements or in the clubs.
From A Cabinet Secret by Boothby, Guy Newell
