How to Use strike/touch a chord in/with in a Sentence

strike/touch a chord in/with

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• The red flowers seemed to strike a chord with the kitchen god.
  — Hiromi Kawakami, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
• The jerky idea may be dead in the water, but Daly feels confident their new show will strike a chord with fans.
  — Melody Chiu, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2022
• Restaurant workers who lost homes in Maui fire strike a chord with those looking to help.
  — USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2023
• The yard hopes that the new styling will strike a chord with prospective yachtsmen in America and Europe.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2022
• But, what were all of the ingredients that helped the series strike a chord with so many viewers?
  — Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
• That brings us back to Meg White, whose thuddy, minimalist drumming didn’t strike a chord with me 20 years ago and still doesn’t now.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2023
• Although raw and often disquieting, the themes and storylines in the show strike a chord with teen audiences in many markets around the world.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 24 Nov. 2022
• The notes of jasmine (layered with hints of freesia, lotus and gold musk) also strike a chord with Lima, who says that the ingredient evokes so many memories with just a whiff.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2023
• Zylberstein hopes the film will strike a chord in America and build on the current political momentum.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Sep. 2023
• Garza is making her first run for statewide office and has been a leader in trying to preserve reproductive rights for women, as well as other issues that could strike a chord with voters.
  — Dallas News, 25 July 2022
• Without much idea of how to capitalize on its uniquely compelling premise, Blockbuster winds up a fairly standard-issue workplace sitcom dressed up in blue-and-yellow logos that might strike a chord with viewers of a certain age.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2022
• Marshall, the Northwestern professor, noted that Penny’s case pointed to a history in which U.S. politicians have used crime and fear of crime to their own advantage, capitalizing on moments of division to strike a chord with their bases.
  — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 13 May 2023

Last Updated: 30 Aug 2024