Sentence examples for because it strikes close from inspiring English sources

Like most exaggerations, of course, it works only because it strikes close to the truth.

It strikes close to home.

But it strikes closer to home, and it almost seems harder to answer.

It struck close to home for a woman who had nearly been held back as a child, more than anything merely because she was female.

Not everyone got the joke, in part because it struck so close to home.

But that's because it struck a bit too close to home – my wife is called Sadness.

He studied aeronautics and astronautics, not because he had any particular interest in flight but because it struck him as the closest thing academia had to offer a gearhead.

This strikes close to home because I too put off saving for college the first couple years of Easton's life, but thanks to my relationship with Upromise, I have now started saving for her education.

This strikes close to home.

The show's organizers, Chris Carlton and Brad Haltom along with some help from local comedy producer Andy Juett, put the show together because the tragedy struck close to home.

For the Giants, it strikes too close to home, because only a week ago, they were the downtrodden.