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Discover LudwigThe phrase "vicious hit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a particularly aggressive or harmful strike, often in the context of sports or physical altercations. Example: "The player received a vicious hit during the game, leaving him momentarily stunned on the field."
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Six plays before the touchdown, he had taken a vicious hit from Jo-Lonn Dunbar.
His primary sin: failing to apologize to Darryl Stingley for the vicious hit that paralyzed him.
Three weeks ago against Detroit, he bruised a lung while taking a vicious hit.
It marked the second time a vicious hit had knocked him senseless since last Christmas.
But Red Wings Coach Mike Babcock called it "a vicious hit".
But, as I've tried to point out, there was no vicious hit.
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So what about all those vicious hits we remember (and which in other players we continue to celebrate)?
It was one of three vicious hits on Sunday that prompted league officials to vow that they would begin suspending players for illegal play.
Now, improved medical technology helps players recover from injuries faster, rules protect quarterbacks from vicious hits, and salaries are in the stratosphere.
Hopkins was well ahead on all three judges' cards, racking up points with snappy combinations and vicious hits to Daniels's stomach.
Some of that shine wore off when the team was found to have given a series of bonuses for vicious hits, and the resulting suspension of Payton sank their 2012 season.
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