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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But the trade data does not show a surge that would equate to a major pull forward of imports in relation to the strike as compared with last year. —

Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024 Boats from the mainland to the Aegean and Ionian islands were also hit by the strike as members of the PNO sailors’ union joined the action. —

Greg McKenna, Fortune Europe, 20 Nov. 2024 Ansiani was on hunger strike as part of the protests, even sewing her own mouth with a stitch, but broke her fasting after more than two weeks without food. —

Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024 Target cited the strike as a reason for the less-than-expected third-quarter profit. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for strike (someone) as

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