How to Use first strike in a Sentence

first strike

noun
  • The first strike was very lethal.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The first strike was very lethal.
    — Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The first strike was very lethal.
    — Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
  • The first strike left at least two survivors.
    — Christian Orozco, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
  • One of the first strikes hit near Khamenei’s offices.
    — Brian Melley, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Malkiyeh was far away from where Turkish troops had first struck.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Here is a primer on what to know about the union’s first strike in 15 years.
    — Anousha Sakoui, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
  • Sunday will mark 100 days since the first strikes.
    — NBC news, 7 June 2026
  • There was a first strike, most of the people onboard that boat were killed.
    — ABC News, 30 Nov. 2025
  • The strike on Zawahri marked the first strike in that campaign.
    — Missy Ryan, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2022
  • For pet owners who flouted the ban the first strike would be a warning.
    — New York Times, 19 Nov. 2020
  • The first strike in the video game industry was called by voice actors.
    — Sarah Jaffe, Wired, 26 Jan. 2021
  • The Lebanese health ministry said the first strike killed two people.
    — ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • According to his account of the events, this was the first strike against him.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Two sides far apart This is the first strike at these ports since 1977.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Instead of a first-play bomb, the hosts used four plays to march 75 yards for the first strike.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 11 Oct. 2020
  • That might very well be a better option than the kind of first strike that Dan talked about.
    — WSJ, 10 July 2017
  • The first strike on Tuesday also hit a gas pipeline and a school.
    — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • One of the victims was a utility worker killed in the first strike.
    — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
  • The Post reported that the first strike left two men alive in the water.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Keys is the power player, happy to take the risk in making the first strike.
    — Sandra Harwitt, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2017
  • His first strike in the tenth frame broke his personal three-game record of 813.
    — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 13 July 2022
  • Kimbrel threw three straight balls before tossing his first strike of the inning.
    — Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Some of the first strikes on Iran appeared to hit near the offices of Khamenei.
    — Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The first strike wrecked most of the six buildings on the block, including Baroud’s.
    — Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The 12-day strike was the first strike in the district's history.
    — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The record noted that the dog yelped in pain but made no further noise after the first strike of the bottle.
    — Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2024
  • As a batter, Mauer had a propensity to take a pitcher’s first strike.
    — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2024
  • One of the first strikes Saturday hit near Khamenei’s offices.
    — Suman Naishadham, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Then in the deciding game, after struggling all day, Viles threw her first strike of the day.
    — Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Nov. 2020

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