Example Sentences

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Eight technology companies, including Google, Nvidia and SpaceX, have struck deals with the Pentagon to help the U.S. military gain an edge on the battlefield.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The obscurity condemned by Johnson derives in part from Shakespeare’s readiness to draw on vocabulary that would have struck even his contemporaries as bewilderingly nonstandard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

General Dan Caine -- the top US military officer -- spoke alongside Hegseth, saying that US forces have struck more than 11,000 targets so far.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Photographing, sharing or posting images of sites where missiles or drones have struck is not allowed.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

“He is sad not to fight at side of kindly master. He would have struck down wicked warriors, oh, yes!”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander