The military carried out decapitation strikes to eliminate top enemy commanders before dawn.

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.

The antique clock in the corner always strikes someone's fancy during the open house.

The general praised the splendid first strikes that turned the tide of the battle.

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.

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

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.