Sentence examples for strike for from inspiring English sources

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stoppage for

offensive for

lightning for

blow for

bash for

The phrase "strike for" is not usually used in written English.
It is more commonly used in spoken English to mean "strike [in order] to get" or "strike [in protest] against." For example: The workers are striking for better wages and better working conditions.

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Strike for God's sake.

The Guardian

Another strike for diversity?

The Guardian - Film

Andy Kellett's strike for Plymouth against Northampton.

The Guardian - Sport

Active participant in Women's Strike for Peace.

The New York Times

"This strike, for them, could be devastating".

The New York Times

"The workers must strike for maximum benefits".

The New York Times - Sports

I'd been on strike for twenty-five weeks.

Cornell University

The miners have been on strike for two weeks.

The New York Times

Civil servants are on strike for higher pay.

The Economist

Unions, meanwhile, called another strike for Sept. 23.

The New York Times

My father had been on strike for nearly a year.

The New York Times

More suggestions(14)

incursion for

striker for

shelling for

punch for

bombardment for

bombing for

establishing for

striking for

hitting for

beating for

sit in for

establish for

struck for

distinguish for

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