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How to Use "Strike" with Example Sentences
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strike
(v):
to hit hard; to attack; to come to mind
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Used with adverbs:
"
She
struck
him
hard
on his arm.
"
(hard, firmly, repeatedly, directly)
"
Earthquakes can
strike
without warning
.
"
(without warning, anytime)
"
It
suddenly
struck
me that I had missed the appointment.
"
(suddenly, just)
Used with verbs:
"
A tornado
is going to
strike
our city.
"
(be + going to, be + ready to, be + about to)
"
Their army
threatened to
strike
.
"
(threatened to)
Used with prepositions:
"
Our boat
struck
against
something hard and almost capsized.
"
(against)
"
The ball
struck
her
on
the head.
"
(on)
"
He
struck
at
the robbers with a baseball bat.
"
(at)
"
She
strikes
me
as
being very intelligent.
"
(as)
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strike
(n):
a refusal to work organized by employees who are unhappy with pay or working conditions; a protest; a military attack
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Used with adjectives:
"
The workers agreed to a
long
strike
.
"
(long, short, one-day, two-day, 24-hour, 48-hours, indefinite, major)
"
Many are part of a
bitter
strike
.
"
(bitter, nationwide, political, hunger)
"
The
transit
strike
is in its fifth day.
"
(transit, postal, airline)
"
The army launched an
air
strike
.
"
(air, missile, military)
Used with verbs:
"
The union leaders
called
a
strike
.
"
(called, organized, staged)
"
The employees
are on
a
strike
.
"
(be + on, be + part of)
"
The workers voted to
end
the
strike
.
"
(end, start, begin, call off, break, settle)
"
The
strike
started
yesterday.
"
(started, ended, took place, occurred)
"
The military
launched
an air
strike
.
"
(launched, carried out)
Used with prepositions:
"
The business was open
during
the
strike
.
"
(during)
"
They voted to
strike
against
low wages.
"
(against, over)
"
A
strike
by
airline pilots went on for a month.
"
(by)
"
The army carried out a
strike
against
the neighboring country.
"
(against, on)
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