Military strategists debated whether a splendid first strike could truly eliminate the adversary's nuclear forces and prevent any retaliation.

In some old manuals, 'strikes one's flag' appears as an instruction to lower a banner at sunset.

When the battered ship finally strikes one's colors, the crew lowers the flag in silence.

The vintage record player on display might strike someone's fancy at the flea market.

After years of coaching youth teams, Marcus was finally trusted to call balls and strikes in the county playoff.

Geologists discovered previously unknown strike-slip faults beneath the coastal plain, which could change local seismic risk assessments.

The squadron carried out multiple precision F-strikes to disable the enemy air defenses.

Debates over three-strikes laws often focus on whether they reduce crime or unfairly increase incarceration rates.

The debate over the three-strikes law intensified after a nonviolent offender received a life sentence for a third felony.

She kept striking out words in her draft until the paragraph read clearly.