How to Use struck in a Sentence
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The impact caused the struck car to slam into the women, who were not identified.
—Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2021
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Hitting the brakes might not be a proper action, since doing so could cause cars behind the struck car to get hit from behind.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 May 2021
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Two brothers, ages 8 and 4, were passengers in the struck vehicle.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
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However, you may be disciplined or replaced and not have some of the same rehire rights as a member who left work on a struck show as part of a strike.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Oct. 2021
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Warner Music Group is not a struck company for the purposes of the Hollywood strike.
—Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 1 Aug. 2023
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The rules of the strike prevent unionized writers and actors from accepting awards for struck work and also bars them from attending events that promote it.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 10 Aug. 2023
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The union’s strike rules also bar members from doing publicity, stunt work and voice acting for struck companies.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2023
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Verdi then had two chances in two minutes, following a well struck effort going just over the bar, the Italian forward directed the ball just past the post in the 17th minute as Bologna continued to put Inter under pressure.
—SI.com, 19 Sep. 2017
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Ukraine managed to shoot down 15 Russian missiles in the vicinity of the border region, but at least five more struck targets near the Polish border, meaning that Russia launched at least 20 missiles into the area, Ignat said.
—Liz Sly, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2022
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Linday Lohan has more cinematic struck gold at Netflix as the Lohanaissance continues at the streaming giant.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2022
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While this obviously affects appearing on red carpets or posting ads, a much larger deal for many creators with budding platforms is the banning of doing content, paid or otherwise, like commentary videos or recaps, that promotes a struck company.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
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There are also picket line rules, which prohibit members from entering any premises of a struck company as well as participating remotely in writing rooms or telecommunications like Zoom meetings with such companies.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2023
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