Sentence examples for hitting on a from inspiring English sources
At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, the light heavyweight Evander Holyfield was disqualified in a semifinal bout for hitting on a break, which normally would have resulted in only a warning.
That was just hitting on a historic wave.
But she sang charmingly regardless, occasionally hitting on a clever premise.
"Polanco did a great piece of hitting on a quality pitch," Nationals Manager Jim Riggleman said.
They'd been hitting on a couple of very attractive young women and were getting nowhere fast.
Hitting on a well-turned phrase, he preens with self-satisfaction.
The conductor Fabio Luisi had been pinch-hitting on a semi-permanent basis for James Levine, the Metropolitan Opera's music director, who has been plagued by health problems; last month Mr. Luisi, 52, was named principal conductor.
Marclay hit on a solution.
Ehrenfeld then hit on a novel strategy.
Natural selection hits on a good design.
