Several strike teams were deployed at dawn to contain the wildfire before it reached the town.

The scoreboard tracked his 150 strike-outs throughout the season, a number that surprised fans.

The official scorekeeper recorded the play as a strike-out, even though the batter thought it was a foul.

The commander authorized a surgical strike to destroy the enemy's missile launcher before it could be used.

The government authorized surgical strikes against the hidden arms caches to prevent further escalation.

When the umpire signals, he strikes tallies on the scoreboard to update the stats.

By striking someone when they are down, he showed no mercy.

The earthquake occurred along a strike-slip fault that displaced roads and pipelines laterally by several meters.

In the ninth inning, the closer managed to strike out the side and secure the championship.

In naval tradition, to strike one's colors means to surrender, and few captains did so lightly.