strike (someone) as
idiom
: to cause (someone) to think about someone or something in a particular way
It strikes me as peculiar that she left without a word.
Her comment struck me as odd.
She strikes us as a very qualified candidate.
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Ski patrollers at Park City Mountain Resort are in the second week of a strike as their union and Vail Resorts, which owns the mountain, continue to struggle to come to terms for a new contract.
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Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Washington would need a firm prior commitment that Israel would not strike as long as Trump’s efforts at diplomacy still have a chance of succeeding.
—Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
Runners with thicker heels also weren’t as accurate at identifying their foot strike as runners with flatter shoes, a likely factor in the high injury rates.
—Lauryn Higgins, Health, 10 Jan. 2025
Developing a Long-Term Defense Strategy The GBIs intercept an ICBM in the midcourse of its flight, when the incoming missiles are outside of the atmosphere, while the Aegis or THAAD missiles would strike as an ICBM is coming down.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
Washington would need a firm prior commitment that Israel would not strike as long as Trump’s efforts at diplomacy still have a chance of succeeding.
—Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
Runners with thicker heels also weren’t as accurate at identifying their foot strike as runners with flatter shoes, a likely factor in the high injury rates.
—Lauryn Higgins, Health, 10 Jan. 2025
Developing a Long-Term Defense Strategy The GBIs intercept an ICBM in the midcourse of its flight, when the incoming missiles are outside of the atmosphere, while the Aegis or THAAD missiles would strike as an ICBM is coming down.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Strike (someone) as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20%28someone%29%20as. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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