Sentence examples for it strikes about from inspiring English sources

The Colombian family suffers from a rare form of Alzheimer's that is caused by a genetic mutation; it strikes about a third of its members in midlife.

According to the Stop ALD Foundation it strikes about 1 in 18,000 people.

Last month, however, the Centers for Disease Control announced that Lyme is ten times as common as once thought: it strikes about 300,000 Americans a year.

An eye began to develop as it approached land, and after reaching peak 3-min sustained winds of 85 km/h (50 mph) it struck about 115 km (70 mi) south of Chittagong in Bangladesh.

The three victims, all 30 years old, were on a 19-foot Bayliner near the Statue of Liberty when it was struck about 6 30 p.m. by a 30-foot Pro-Line, the police said.

That's when it strikes me about Gary Barlow's "elder statesman of pop -style pop -style

People spend a lot of time talking about performance (how good someone is) and not enough time, it strikes me, thinking about fit.

Matiko and Samir's union might not have anything do with what you would usually picture as marriage, yet it strikes a key question about its essence.

For someone who claims to be being herself, it strikes me that she talks about herself in the third person an awful lot.

It strikes me that Rick Santorum is about the most determinedly anti-political top-level politician I've ever witnessed.

The Monday earthquake was less strong -- the National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo., measured it at a magnitude of 6.1 -- but far deadlier, because it struck only about three miles below the surface.