be struck by
idiom
informal
: to be very impressed by or pleased with (something or someone)
Visitors are always struck by the beauty of the landscape.
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Details only emerged later that O'Brien had reportedly been pulled from a vehicle while filming a stunt only to be struck by another.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
My intuition was that any viewer who has followed the previous nine episodes with interest will be struck by it.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
Some bridges across the country lack the proper protection were they to be struck by an errant ship, as happened at the Key Bridge.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2024
Men are four times more likely than women to be struck by lightning, according to the CDC.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2024
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
My intuition was that any viewer who has followed the previous nine episodes with interest will be struck by it.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
Some bridges across the country lack the proper protection were they to be struck by an errant ship, as happened at the Key Bridge.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2024
Men are four times more likely than women to be struck by lightning, according to the CDC.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2024
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“Be struck by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20struck%20by. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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