How to Use strike on/upon in a Sentence

strike on/upon

phrasal verb
  • They were killed in a strike on the Al-Maghazi refugee camp.
    NBC News, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The assault was the fourth such strike on Moscow in July.
    Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, 30 July 2023
  • The health ministry saying at least 50 people were killed in the strike on the al Fakhoura (ph) school.
    ABC News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • The first strike on Tuesday also hit a gas pipeline and a school.
    Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Yassin and Haniyeh were both injured in an Israeli strike on Gaza City in 2003.
    Frances Vinall, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • The tragedy came in the tense aftermath of an Iranian strike on a U.S. base, and sparked protests in Iran.
    Harold Maass, The Week, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The launch pad endured a lightning strike on April 27, but SpaceX said the rocket was healthy for the attempt.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
  • The launch pad endured a lightning strike on April 27, but SpaceX said the rocket was healthy for the attempt.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The launch pad endured a lightning strike on April 27, but SpaceX said the rocket was healthy for the attempt.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2024
  • Those were among the last deal points to fall into place before the union could end its 118-day strike on Wednesday.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Israel killed Shukr in a strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut last Tuesday.
    Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
  • His mom threw a strike on the ceremonial first pitch in his place.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • An Israeli strike on the camp left week-old Mohammed injured with a shrapnel wound.
    Gabriel San Román, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The missile strike on Hroza would be one of the deadliest attacks on civilians during the war.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2023
  • There, the deaths of three British citizens in the strike on the World Central Kitchen workers have stoked public outrage.
    Cate Brown, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
  • American Airlines could soon have a strike on its hands.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 12 June 2024
  • In recent weeks, the town has seen attacks on its outskirts but this is the first strike on the settlement itself.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
  • His perfect strike on a deep pass to wide receiver Jha’Quan Jackson might be the turning point of the season.
    G Smith, NOLA.com, 26 Sep. 2020
  • It was not known what Ukraine was basing its detailed claims on — both those on Tuesday and those in the days after the strike on Sevastopol.
    Eric Nagourney, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Drivers of cargo trains started the strike on Tuesday evening.
    Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The Jewish state reacted with a limited strike on an air base in Iran.
    Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 20 May 2024
  • In southern Lebanon, the Lebanese army said three soldiers were killed in an Israeli strike on their vehicle.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2024
  • What were the reactions from other countries to the Iran missile strike on Israel?
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • At least 20 people were killed on Friday in a double Russian missile strike on the city of Odesa.
    Josh Pennington, Mari Kostenko and Manveena Suri, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The criminal complaint also alleges that Vidrio has at least one strike on his record.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2021
  • The Giants had one man on and no one out in the fourth inning, and Eddings called a 3-1 pitch outside the zone from Julio Urías a strike on the heels of also calling a 2-0 ball a strike.
    Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Oct. 2021
  • Hours after the strike on Odessa, shelling struck a shopping center in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Nikopol, causing a large fire to break out.
    Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
  • On October 31, Russia launched a missile strike on the only bridge connecting the southern parts of the region to the rest of the country.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The Russian president has tested new intermediate range missiles in a strike on Ukraine.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
  • On Thursday, Ukraine's military said Russia had launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in a conventional strike on the city of Dnipro.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024

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