strike against

noun

chiefly US

: something that makes someone or something less likely to be accepted, approved, successful, etc.

Her poor attendance was a strike against her.

Examples of strike against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On Saturday morning, as the US and Israel launched a massive joint strike against Iran, the system was put to use once again. —Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026

Alexis Mac Allister’s stoppage-time strike against Nottingham Forest, arriving minutes after his earlier apparent winner was ruled out for handball, was their seventh in stoppage time this season, which is the joint-highest total in Europe’s top five leagues. —Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026

So, congressional action isn't necessary, legally speaking, to prevent a strike against Iran. —Rebecca Schneid, Time, 21 Feb. 2026

Recent uptick in talks of a possible strike against Iran may test their training. —Reg Chapman, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for strike against

• commenced
• condensed
• dispensed
• expensed
• incensed
• unfenced
• fenced
• sensed
• tensed
• recommenced
• recompensed