Example Sentences

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"There's a deal that I am striking with the great British public who have supported me over the years."

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2018

I have sought in each vote I take to assure that I am striking that correct balance.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2018

To new eyes, perhaps I am striking in my freckled pallor and pilled spandex.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2015

Now I am striking out quite a new line to meet the humbug, the hypocrisy, the scandal, and the ill-nature of which both Ursula and myself are the subjects.

From Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography by Oliphant, Laurence

Ta mi ag bualadh, Bha mi ag bualadh, Bithidh mi ag bualadh, I am striking, &c.

From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander