strike
verb (used with object)
to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
was striking
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past progressiveof strike.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Having attended their European debut at Wembley Arena in 2012, the shift in atmosphere on Saturday was striking.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
"What was striking was how the amount of TBX5 matters immensely," says Zoe Grant, PhD, a first author of the study and a postdoctoral researcher in Bruneau's lab.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
“The recall notice that Taylor Farms put up was striking to me in terms of the lack of information being made available,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
But that clip did eventually come out, in late 2016, after Trump had already won that year’s election, and the depth of Trump’s misunderstanding of the film was striking.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
He was striking now at the outer rim of Hrothgar’s sphere; it was only a matter of time before he struck Hrothgar.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
