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How to use the word striking in a Sentence?

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And the similarities in terms of the presentation of cases was striking.

Taryn Bragg

Found on CNN
12 months ago

Submarines are one area where the United States retains unchallenged superiority over China, they are the one stealth platform with the striking power and survivability to counter the PLA Navy’s surface and subsurface forces.

Carl Schuster

Found on CNN
1 year ago

They are the one stealth platform with the striking power and survivability to counter the PLA Navy’s surface and subsurface forces.

Carl Schuster

Found on CNN
1 year ago

One striking thing is that the fishing community – the commercial fleet and recreational fishing groups – have largely supported the closure of the salmon season, that has been apparent in the public comments at the council and elsewhere. They argue that they should not be fishing when the stocks have declined to this level.

Michael Milstein

Found on CNN
1 year ago

A striking feature of the Silicon Valley Bank run, though not so much of the Credit Suisse one, was the speed with which it took place, i do think we have to look back at these outflow rates … and ask what we have learned.

Sam Woods

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It’s really frustrating that the one thing that was supposed to be dependable is not, and it’s not because the workers are striking, but it’s because LAUSD would rather make time to find volunteers and make plans for our kids not to be in school than just meet the needs of the people that they’ve employed.

For Krob

Found on CNN
1 year ago

That suspect vehicle then began shooting at that victim vehicle, striking multiple juveniles.

Byron Thomas

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It was quite striking, nobody said they had HIV. But it was just word of mouth and patients started streaming in. And the first thing that happened is that two or three weeks later, they would come back and tell you they were putting on weight. It was amazing to watch.

Salim Abdool Karim

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Kim Jong Un examined the actual war response posture of the 8th fire assault company under the unit charged with striking the enemy’s operation airport in the direction of the western front.

Rodong Sinmun

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I love a classic trench in a beautiful bone color as a functional covering — rain or shine — that feels a bit more special, i’d wear this over a white merino wool sweater and cream wool trousers with a sharp black shoe. There’s always something striking but approachable about wearing all shades of cream when they are basics.

Dione Davis -LRB- @dionemdavis -RRB-

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It’s pretty striking that when you look at the Great Recession, we saw increases in food insecurity that were pretty sizeable whereas during the pandemic, food insecurity held steady, and actually reached 20-year lows for families with children, in large part because of SNAP and other Covid relief efforts.

Dottie Rosenbaum

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Officer Fayaz was able to break free, at which time the male fired, striking him in the head, as (the suspect) flees, he continues to fire towards both the officer and his brother-in-law.

Detectives James Essig

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Everyone wants to feel safe in their communities, wants to have their children be able to play outside without any issues, the Supreme Court striking down Roe definitely energized Democrats and suburban women, but I don't know if that trumps being able to walk down a street without being victimized by crime.

Brendan Steinhauser

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Striking in The United Kingdom is very difficult. It's way more difficult than anywhere in western Europe, especially after the Trade Union Bill in 2016.

Chiara Benassi

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The other thing that just is so striking to me, I can't get it out of my brain, and that is the vision of Building 7 falling faster than the speed of gravity, right ? Building 7, which no plane hit, and all of a sudden Building 7 falls, very consistent with what they call controlled demolitions or controlled charges because that building from the top down falls faster than if you had thrown a hammer off the top of the building.

Michael Peroutka

Found on CNN
1 year ago

At some point, the sergeant became engaged with the vehicle, the driver hit the gas and accelerated, dragging the sergeant what we think is about two blocks and striking another car along the way.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

One my favorite design elements is the striking stairwell with stainless steel handrails and back-lit risers that dazzle under a custom 30-foot glass chandelier.

Brad Dahler

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Justice Alito is ignoring the fact that in addition to striking down New York's law Supreme Court is announcing a new standard for Second Amendment cases unlike anything Supreme Court has ever applied before.

Jonathan Lowy

Found on CNN
1 year ago

While smoking, Mr. Rowland produced a handgun, which had been concealed on his person, firing it in the direction of and striking [Calloway County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Jody Cash].

Murray State University

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

One of the most striking( effects) is thinning of the gray matter of an area of the brain called the prefrontal cortex, it helps us to act appropriately. It gives us insight about ourselves and others. It gives us perspective. It allows us to do complex decision-making and to be able to have thoughtful, abstract reasoning rather than concrete or habitual responses.

Amy Arnsten

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We are striking the enemy’s columns, we burn many columns of the enemy.

Ukrainian Brig. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

And right now in Ukraine, where we need to see what's going on, the images that are being sent missiles are striking homes with mothers and babies in their arms. I mean, this needs to get out. And so any of the social media that are suppressing the truth of what Russia is doing in Ukraine, stop it. We need the truth.

Mark Green

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I think the court is attentive to business, it is striking that the industry that is the one to be regulated is not the petitioner.

Jody Freeman

Found on CNN
2 years ago

And I think what is probably most striking from that video, which is if you can see in the background the DHS secretary is standing right there, he does not step up. He does not address any of these concerns from the Border Patrol agents. There's no vision, there's no leadership. He just stands to the side because he knows he cannot talk to these agents and defend what is going down on the border because of the policies of this administration.

Chad Wolf

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

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