Sentence examples for score a hit from inspiring English sources

There is a concealed aggression about the way fencers lunge at their opponents to score a hit.

A cynic might say that after so many tries, the company was bound to score a hit eventually.

He also reflected on the Jayhawks' notion of success and the fact that the band has yet to score a hit record despite years of trying.

Sometimes they get lucky and score a hit, as when audiences shelled out $145 million for "Taken," the 2009 thriller starring a butt-kicking Liam Neeson.

Another hit for the duo was Mr. McCartney's "Woman" (1966), which he wrote under the pseudonym Bernard Webb to see if he could score a hit without the Lennon-McCartney names attached.

To establish social dominance, male giraffes engage in a practice known as necking, swinging their heads at each other and trying to score a hit with their ossicones, the horn-like growths on their skulls.

The play was scored a hit.

The Pioneers had already scored a hit with Long Shot, a song about a racehorse.

Rachid Taha later scored a hit with an Arabic cover of the tune.

In 1964, the Rolling Stones even scored a hit with Howlin' Wolf's Little Red Rooster.

They also scored a hit in Japan, where they performed to sold-out crowds.