struck

Example Sentences

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In a post on X, Centcom said US fighters struck the Iranian military's air defences, a ground control station and two drones that it said "posed a clear threat to ships transiting through regional waters".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

European lawmakers and countries struck a provisional compromise on the reform, which was launched in response to political pressure to curb migration -- paving the way for its final approval.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

He says he was struck by the role luck played early in one speaker’s story—and then by how the speaker ground it out to build a multibillion-dollar business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

“Remember, Lamb’s a spy and a very good liar. The thing that struck me about it came at the very end. He says, ‘Well, they never got any information out of him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

I started playing and tried to concentrate on reading the notes aloud as I struck the keys.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu