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• After striking the bird, the pilot feathered the damaged left engine’s propeller.From the entry feather
• Bill tried to stun the snake by striking it on the head.From the entry stun
• He responded to the insult a Roland for an Oliver, striking back just as hard.From the entry a Roland for an Oliver
• The boxer winded his opponent by striking his solar plexus.From the entry winded
• He was sent off for striking the other player.From the entry sent off
• He was red-carded for striking the other player.From the entry red-card
• This character deals 4 damage per hit. There's always a 3% chance of striking a critical hit that deals 20 damage.From the entry critical hit
• He smacked out clouds of dust by striking the rug.From the entry smack out
• Irons and stony irons can be much larger than stony meteorites and are much more visually striking, but make up only a few percent of all meteorites.From the entry iron
• We only notice this striking fact about perception when we experience the stopped-clock illusion.2024, Adrian Bardon, “Idealism and Experience”, in A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford…. From the entry stopped-clock illusion
• Individual episodes are still thrilling and often quite striking, give or take some pitch-black battle scenes.2019 May 19, Alex McLevy, “The final Game Of Thrones brings a pensive but simple meditation about stories (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club…. From the entry trade-off
• Still, he did look striking in his long white flowing pants and a white caftan.2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 12. From the entry caftan
• A most striking thing about Hainin’s fauna is how chthonic it is.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 52. From the entry chthonic
• Hominoids differ from monkeys in several ways, the most striking being the lack of an external tail.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 111. From the entry hominoid
• The new café also got attention for its striking blue decor.2017 November 10, Elise Taylor, “A Peek Inside Tiffany & Co.’s New Café, Where You Can Yes, Eat Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, in Vogue. From the entry Tiffany blue
• Then I compliment Mairi Ceit, genuinely, on the striking pink gnomette by her backdoor.2017, Patrick Barkham, Islander: A Journey Around Our Archipelago, Granta, →ISBN. From the entry gnomette
• Perhaps the most striking example of this intra-fandom antagonism comes in responses to Larry shippers.2016, Bethan Jones, “'I Will Throw You off Your Ship and You Will Drown and Die': Death Threats, Intra-Fandom Hate, and the Performance of…. From the entry larry
• Admittedly, the most striking feature of his estate did not help to dispel those rumors.2015, Steve Silberman, chapter 1, in Megan Newman, editor, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, New York…. From the entry totem
• A striking characteristic of high-tech products is the rapid decrease of their quality-adjusted prices.2015, Arthur Fishman, Rafael Rob, Product Innovations and Quality-Adjusted Prices. From the entry quality-adjusted
• Long-ago stonecrafters had carefully carved a set of steps that led to nothing, save a striking vista.2014, Christie Golden, War Crimes (World of Warcraft), New York, N.Y.: Gallery Books, →ISBN, pages 82–83. From the entry stonecrafter
• The most striking marine reptiles are the fishlike or porpoiselike ichthyosaurs.2013, F. Crescitelli, The Visual System in Vertebrates, page 27. From the entry fishlike
• Among the most senior honours, the dominance of Sir Humphreys and courtiers is striking.2013 December 31, Jonathan Freedland, “New Year honours should reward achievement, not cronyism”, in The Guardian. From the entry Sir Humphrey
• I wanted to hit the notes as telling as a clock striking.2013, Fred Chappell, More Shapes Than One: A Book of Stories. From the entry momentful
• The difference in recovery percentage between surprise onside kicks and non-surprise onside kicks is striking.2012, Jeffrey Ma, The House Advantage: Playing the Odds to Win Big In Business, →ISBN. From the entry onside
• Most striking is the axiom of power set in tandem with the axiom of separation.2011, Adam Rieger, “9: Paradox, ZF, and the Axiom of Foundation”, in David DeVidi, Michael Hallett, Peter Clark, editors, Logic…. From the entry axiom of power set
• The striking batter is bowled out when the wicket is broken with the bowler's delivery.2010, Mark Butcher, Paul Abraham, Learn to Play Cricket: Teach Yourself, page A-65. From the entry out
• What is striking in this letter is its deeply clericalist character.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 525. From the entry clericalist
• It is striking that these represent meagres (Argyrosomus regius), a species never mentioned in classical texts.2008, Arturo Morales-Muñes, Eufrasia Roselló-Izquierdo, “11: Twenty Thousand Years of Fishing in the Strait”, in Torben C. Rick, Jon M.…. From the entry meagre
• From those airbases, MiGs sallied forth to attack the bombers striking North Korea.2007 September 30, Andrew Salmon, “Dogfights and daring in Korea's deep blue yonder”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived…. From the entry sally
• In the Central Valley of Mexico these indurate layers are among the most striking geological features.2006, Rattan Lal, Encyclopedia of Soil Science, volume 2, page 1745. From the entry tepetate
• Dragonflies that spend the day in full sun may obelisk to minimize the sunlight striking the body.2004, Cynthia Berger, Dragonflies. From the entry obelisk
• Hodges became the most striking example of the truism 'once an Ellingtonian, always an Ellingtonian '.2004, Colin Larkin, The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz, page 274. From the entry Ellingtonian
• Among the stringed instruments, the two most striking are the single-stringed bhapang and morchang.1999, Tripti Pandey, Where Silence Sings: Sounds and Rhythms of Rajasthan, HarperCollins Publishers. From the entry morchang
• The Arete starts easily, with several beautiful, loping pitches leading to a striking gendarme.1998, Climbing - Issues 178-180, page 64. From the entry gendarme
• It was fired by striking the protruding base of the cartridge with a hammer.1998, Vincent J.M. DiMaio, Gunshot Wounds, page 282. From the entry zip gun
• The parallels between the “Bibliolatry” of Milton’s day and the “Constitutionolatry” of ours are striking.1996, Daniel Lazare, The Frozen Republic: How the Constitution Is Paralyzing Democracy, Harcourt Brace & Company, →ISBN, page 305. From the entry constitutionolatry

Meaning of striking

1. adjective Making a strong impression.
2. adjective On strike, taking part in industrial action.
3. noun The act by which something strikes or is struck.

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Questions about striking in a sentence

How do you use striking in a sentence?

Striking is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “He looked quite striking in his new suit and tie.”

What is a short sentence with striking?

“a striking employee”

What does striking mean?

Striking means making a strong impression.