Sentence examples for struck the plane from inspiring English sources
Lightning struck the plane.
Mr. Tkachyov said all Ukrainian data showed that a missile could not have struck the plane.
A laser beam fired from the ground struck the plane carrying Pope Francis to Mexico for the start of his five-day tour, the airline has said.
The crew noticed the drone near the left wing as the plane approached the runway, then the drone struck the plane — an inspection revealed scratches on the wing.
One passenger, a 6-year-old girl, was lightly injured when at least three bullets struck the plane on Monday, airline and Iraqi officials said.
The cockpit voice recorder captured the sound of thumps, apparently as birds struck the plane, and of the engines going silent.
Luckily, the object did not strike the plane and the pilot was able to make a normal landing.
The unnamed US defence official told NBC News in the US that any speculation about a missile striking the plane was "off the table" in his view.
Then, of course, what had mattered was her body striking the plane, and now what mattered was not striking it – and what were the chances of that?
Boam's revision the following month showed Henry causing the seagulls to strike the plane.
The latest accident was traced to the high-tech material that acts like a sponge to absorb radar waves as they strike the plane.
