Sentence examples for were strike from inspiring English sources

Trailing 1-0 at halftime, a familiar position, the Galaxy relied heavily on the stars as Donovan and Keane were strike partners at forward for the entire game.

By the time the Yugoslav government finally accepted a peace accord in June, aircraft from 13 NATO countries had flown more than 37,000 sorties, of which more than 14,000 were strike missions that dropped 23,614 bombs in an air campaign designed to destroy and disrupt the Yugoslav army and special police units in Kosovo.

One-third of those were strike missions, representing the first time U.S. military faced an aerial attack since the Korean War.

But there were strike threats and angry protest meetings in a bar across the street where Aaron Latham and Bill Flanagan, the tallest writers on the staff, guarded doors and kept out nosy reporters and Murdochian "spies".

The squadron flew 37 sorties on the first day of the war, of which only 4 were strike missions, while two aircraft suffered damage from SA-7s over the Golan Heights.

The differences were striking.

The findings were striking.

His results were striking.

Compromises were struck.

The results were striking.

But the results were striking.