How to Use strike in a Sentence

strike

1 of 2 verb
  • The car struck the tree.
  • The bullet struck him in the leg.
  • I could hear the rain striking the rooftop.
  • The cyclist was struck by a car.
  • The ship struck an iceberg.
  • The killer struck him with a blunt object.
  • He fell and his head struck the pavement.
  • The tree was struck by lightning.
  • She struck the cymbals together.
  • She accidentally struck another player in the face.
  • And the clock had to strike twice.
    — Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Lehigh struck in the top of the third.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2026
  • They were struck three times and both died.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • She was struck in the head and died at the scene.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • She was struck in the head and died at the scene.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • She was struck in the head and died at the scene.
    — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The 37-year-old was struck in the leg.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The idea struck me as a little too neat.
    — Giles Harvey, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The elves are striking this year.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
  • This bill strikes the right balance.
    — Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Don't want to get struck by lightning?
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The earthquake struck the next day.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • The pre-teen was thrown from the bike, striking his head.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026
  • John Bidon did not have his phone with him when he was struck.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The city kids were struck by the brightness of the stars above the ranch.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026
  • That strikes a chord with Lilyanna.
    — Meena Duerson, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Rekia Boyd, 22, was struck in the head and died.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
  • This game strikes me as a stay-away that will come down to who has the ball last.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • This winter, the Dodgers have struck again.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • This, too, struck Baker as strange.
    — Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025

strike

2 of 2 noun
  • The workers are on strike.
  • The allies have launched several strikes.
  • Workers threatened to take strike action.
  • How many strikes does the guy get?
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Change-up away for strike three.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
  • Fastball in on the hands for strike two.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
  • The union went on strike days later.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Throw strikes and play good defense.
    — Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The bottom line is, no one wins in a strike.
    — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
  • The strike begins, the strike ends.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • That strike came to an end after three days.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The strikes have ramped up again in recent weeks.
    — CBS News, 9 May 2026
  • Hitting is hard, your stuff is good, throw strikes.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Fastball down-and-away – on the black – for strike one.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
  • Israel had its strike and Iran had its strike.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 7 June 2026
  • What happened in the Minab school strike?
    — Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Twelve of those 16 came on swinging strikes.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The swim platform is a mere few steps away, should the urge for a swim strike.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Missile strikes on Jerusalem have been rare in the past.
    — Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Missile strikes on Jerusalem have been rare in the past.
    — Bassem Mroue, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Air raid sirens blared through the night as smoke billowed across the city from strikes.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
  • Forty-four of his 54 pitches were strikes.
    — CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • This is not the first time Kaiser workers have gone on strike.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Quero challenged, and again it was overturned to a strike.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The latest strikes killed at least one person.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Brown got three swinging strikes on those changeups to end his night.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • The Vista crash was at least the eighth fatal train strike this year.
    — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
  • San-ho enters the code, aborting the strike.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Kanakri said that the union withdrew its strike notice.
    — Pat Maio, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Rushing was next, and also went long in a two-strike count.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026

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