How to use "strike" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "strike" in popular movie and book plots

  • Quilan is offered the chance to avenge the Chelgrians who died by taking part in a suicide mission to strike back at the Culture.  - Look to Windward
  • Embarrassed, they break off, but eventually succumb and strike up a relationship.  - The African Queen (film)
  • Bates reluctantly approves a stealth bomber strike to destroy the train.  - Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
  • Stray bullets strike and break passenger windows, causing explosive decompression which sucks three passengers and Demou out of the plane.  - Executive Decision
  • The Pentagon responds by ordering an air strike that will sink Missouri.  - Under Siege
  • Just as the Witch-King raises his sword to strike the wizard, the horns of Rohan can be heard coming to the aid of Gondor.  - The Return of the King
  • The fireworks strike Shan Yu and kill him.  - Mulan (1998 film)
  • They find a bell with a hammer, an inscription inviting the finder to strike the bell.  - The Magician's Nephew
  • Marty shows Doc a flyer from the future that recounts a lightning strike at the town's courthouse the coming Saturday night.  - Back to the Future
  • The remaining Joads work as strikebreakers in a peach orchard, where Casy is involved in a strike that eventually turns violent.  - The Grapes of Wrath
  • The computer stages a massive Soviet first strike with hundreds of missiles, submarines, and bombers.  - WarGames
  • Soviet forces counter by launching a nuclear strike on NATO headquarters in Brussels.  - The Day After
  • In a final atavistic attempt at revenge, the government orders a nuclear strike by a single aircraft from a local Air Force base.  - The Shockwave Rider
  • With the coming of Aragorn, the Army of the Dead fulfil their oath and strike terror into the Corsairs of Umbar invading southern Gondor.  - The Lord of the Rings
  • The three harpooneers dart their harpoons, and Flask delivers the mortal strike with a lance.  - Moby-Dick
  • There is another thunderstorm, and a lightning strike further destroys Willows House.  - Bride of the Monster

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