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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Netanyahu said Israel would continue to strike as long as the Houthis continued launching missiles toward Israel.
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Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
The state's homeland security commissioner, Jackie Bray, said terminations began on Sunday and that the state started canceling health insurance benefits on Monday for correctional officers who continue to strike as well as their dependents.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
The country would view any Indian strike as an unwarranted provocation.
—Michael Kugelman, Time, 3 May 2025
The Houthis described the strike as hitting the Farwa neighborhood market in Sanaa’s Shuub district.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
The state's homeland security commissioner, Jackie Bray, said terminations began on Sunday and that the state started canceling health insurance benefits on Monday for correctional officers who continue to strike as well as their dependents.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
The country would view any Indian strike as an unwarranted provocation.
—Michael Kugelman, Time, 3 May 2025
The Houthis described the strike as hitting the Farwa neighborhood market in Sanaa’s Shuub district.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 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 4 Jun. 2025.
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