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Example sentences for: struck

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The Great Famine struck in 1845 with a blight on the staple food of the poor, the potato.
But I must say, I'm struck by the shift in rhetoric--and what it says about both men's readings of the national mood.
Even though a spokesman traveling with President Clinton in California does tell the NYT that there are still "significant issues" to be resolved, and the Wall Street Journal cautions that "Those involved in the talks.describe the emerging deal as fragile and caution it could easily collapse," the general view in the papers is that substantial progress has been made and that an actual deal could be struck between the President, the House and the Senate as early as today, with final passage coming by Friday.
As already mentioned, English is relatively sterile when it comes to diacritical marks; true gold can best be struck in foreign fields, where the accent grave, accent aigu , and the circonflexe .
Portugal’s greatest misfortune struck on All Saint’s Day, 1 November 1755.