The phrase "a sharp hit to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden and impactful effect or consequence, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "The new policy delivered a sharp hit to employee morale, leading to increased turnover rates."
Alternatives: "a severe blow to" or "a significant impact on".
Some business leaders have complained of a sharp hit to tourism.
General managers unable to meet these product standards by a certain date had to scrap their products and take a sharp hit to their bottom lines.
Managers are consumed by unrelenting pressure to meet quarterly earnings, knowing that even a penny miss on earnings per share could mean a sharp hit to the stock price.
Philadelphia left fielder Andrew McCutchen led off the game with a sharp hit to shortstop Amed Rosario, who allowed the ball to go through his legs into left field.
Richie DeJesus led off the bottom of the fourth with a weak ground ball to Tanaka, marking the first time a Boynton Beach player had put the ball in play, and R.J. Neal followed that with a sharp hit to right to end the no-hit bid.
Moody's might have been the latest ratings agency to downgrade Greece on Tuesday, but to those who were expecting a sharper hit to the country's reputation, there were reasons to be cheerful — that Moody's downgrade wasn't as bad as it might have been.
He says Coca-Cola's ko shares are likely to take a sharp hit today since the soft drink maker surprisingly said it expected its case volume to decline in the first quarter.
Ryan Lochte's endorsement potential is likely to take a sharp hit after the Olympic swimmer's admission on Friday that he lied about getting robbed at gunpoint late one night this week at the Rio Summer Games, sports marketers say.
So much so, in fact, the television audience and ballpark attendance for Japan's professional teams have taken a sharp hit.
Asia's fast-growing economies have weathered a tough 2012 relatively well, and economists say that unless the U.S. and euro zone economies take a sharp hit in 2013, the region could pick up steam again next year.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 180 points and the broader Standard & Poor's 500-stock index lost 1.5percentt, as shares of banks and financial services firms took a sharp hit.
