How to Use lightning strike in a Sentence

lightning strike

noun
  • But can lightning strike twice in a season?
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • It is assumed that the fire was sparked by a lightning strike.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • It is assumed that the fire was sparked by a lightning strike.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • It is assumed that the fire was sparked by a lightning strike.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Will lightning strike twice for Deion Sanders?
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Still, somehow, there wasn’t enough juice in that lightning strike.
    — Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Why does lightning strike tall objects?
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
  • The fire is assumed to have been triggered by a lightning strike.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The fire is assumed to have been triggered by a lightning strike.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The fire is assumed to have been triggered by a lightning strike.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The fire is assumed to have been triggered by a lightning strike.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The fire is assumed to have been triggered by a lightning strike.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The fire is assumed to have been triggered by a lightning strike.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The fire is assumed to have been triggered by a lightning strike.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The fire is assumed to have been triggered by a lightning strike.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The fire is assumed to have been triggered by a lightning strike.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Knicks aren’t letting lightning strike in the same place twice.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
  • There’s even a chance of a rare lightning strike over the city that could wake residents up.
    — Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026
  • For more on how to survive a lightning strike, check out this Outside guide.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Officials believe that a lightning strike was the cause of the fire.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • If a lightning strike hits a car, the current flows through the metal frame toward the ground.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Something electric is lighting you up, so let the lightning strike!
    — Tarot.com, Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2024
  • Democrats are hoping Shapiro, 51, can make lightning strike again.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Wade Young, 17, died after the lightning strike.
    — Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Officials suspect that a lightning strike sparked the fire.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Officials suspect that a lightning strike sparked the fire.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Officials suspect that a lightning strike sparked the fire.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Officials suspect that a lightning strike sparked the fire.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Officials suspect that a lightning strike sparked the fire.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025

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