Sentence examples for stricken a from inspiring English sources

For three years it has stricken a country where farming is 80percentt of the economy: blowing away seeds and soil, drying up wells and rivers, killing vegetation and livestock.

"He's been our rock," said Margaret Bangert, 49. "Seeing how Josh has responded has helped all of us to adopt the same attitude". After her son's first eye exam, when the doctor said he was puzzled that Josh couldn't distinguish color with his left eye, Margaret Bangert suddenly flashed back to an eye disease that had stricken a few of her cousins.

He was stricken a month after November elections that gave the Democrats a one-seat majority in the Senate, and the attack raised the possibility that if he died or resigned, Gov. Mike Rounds, a Republican, would appoint a successor from his own party, returning the Senate to Republican control.

The Feds have stricken a huge blow against piracy, friends, protecting the sanctity of life here on planet Earth for yet another day.

In March 1909, Riley was stricken a second time with Bell's palsy, and partial deafness, the symptoms only gradually eased over the course of the year.

One of the biggest private companies in Azerbaijan, Azersun Holding, and the state-run Azerbaijan Investment Company have stricken a 10 million US dollar worth deal to construct the country's first and largest salt producing plant by the end of 2008.

However, Miss Leigh was stricken a month ago with a recurrence of tuberculosis, an illness that had plagued her for nearly a quarter of a century.

They struck a chord.

It struck a chord.

"Strike a pose" poses.

We struck a deal.