struck

Example Sentences

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Kyle Tucker then struck out, for the third consecutive at-bat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Rancho Christian 10, Hillcrest 0: Jake Brande struck out 12 in five innings and gave up one hit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The obscurity condemned by Johnson derives in part from Shakespeare’s readiness to draw on vocabulary that would have struck even his contemporaries as bewilderingly nonstandard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

She wasn’t used to addressing a group like that, and nerves struck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

When my father got struck by lightning, so did I, Chase thought.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith