Struck in example sentence

When al-Qaeda struck the US on September 11, 2001, the attack was used as a pretext by the security establishment to launch its long-desired war to topple Saddam.

More example sentences with word struck

Again, this one just struck me.

But there was something about Erica's death that struck me at the core of my very being.

But one really struck me.

And lightning struck.

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