hit
verb (used with object)
to deal a blow or stroke to.
Example Sentences
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Still working through delivery problems, he gave up four hits, three runs and hit a batter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The setlist is largely pulled from 2024's Eternal Sunshine album - at the expense of major hits like God Is A Woman, Problem and Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Wrobleski, who has pitched a career-high 126⅓ innings this season, surrendered four runs and four hits in a loss against the Brewers on Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
It is the stride to the crease with his helmet in one hand and the way he hits sixes over straight mid-wicket.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Phineas takes back his tamping iron and hits the road, traveling from city to city through New England and ending up at P. T. Barnum's American Museum on Broadway in New York City.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
