Sentence examples for almost stricken from inspiring English sources

Grant isn't totally on the surface: there's a mystery in him — he has an almost stricken look, a memory of suffering — but he's not the modern kind of actor who taps his unconscious in his acting.

Instead, it was the visitors who almost struck first, from Stewart Downing's 17th-minute corner.

In the past, the Durst family has almost struck deals with Morgan Stanley, Chemical Bank, Nasdaq, L'Oreal and Zurich Insurance.

He has a slip, short leg and short extra cover for Trott – and almost strikes with his fifth ball.

In Friday's second round he overhit the fourth green to such a degree that he almost struck Adam Scott on the fifth tee.

Three minutes later Shea almost struck again when he headed a Zusi free kick toward the far corner of the goal.

But disaster almost struck for a second day when a small white dog ran across the road as riders approached the finish west of Ajaccio.

As the Pajero roared past, almost striking the men's pushcarts, Mr. Saidi said he noticed that it had no spare-tire carrier on its rear end.

Coyle responded by introducing Fortuné at half-time, although it was Rovers who would almost strike again as Khumalo's terrific header crashed against a post.

He kicked over a chair that tumbled several feet across the locker room and almost struck several players, the players said.

Yasuto Ohama, a security company executive whose Toyota Harrier has one of the pedals, said he switched after his foot hit the gas instead of the brakes and he almost struck a bicyclist.