hitting
- present participle of hit.
Example Sentences
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But after big wage growth for 25-year-olds from the 1980s through to the early 2000s, hitting an average of £28,526, all of that stopped.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
For most people, that means thinking about their tax strategy for retirement income in the years between stopping work and hitting RMDs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
With the yield on 2-year Treasury notes hitting its highest level in over a year, clients will be sorely tempted to move cash out of bank accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
But with humidity levels about to drop and temperatures soar across Spain, hitting 42C in the northeast and 39C in the centre according to meteorological agency AEMET, firefighters have only a small window of opportunity.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Magic was so loud that she didn’t hear the thump of Major Puff’s head hitting the burrow ceiling when he jumped up in fright.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
