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

The Portugal international’s 82nd-minute strike against Wolverhampton Wanderers left Spurs on the brink of winning a Premier League game for the first time since December but nobody would have blamed any of those fans who had made the trip to Molineux for holding back slightly. —Jay Harris, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026

The Nationals struck out four White Sox hitters in the sixth when catcher Keibert Ruiz dropped a third strike against Vargas, then threw wide of first base for an error. —CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026

Matt Maher, an independent researcher and technology advisor at M7 Innovations, told Sourcing Journal that these policy changes are a preemptive strike against a looming logistical nightmare. —Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026

Specifically the commander-in-chief orders a strike against Russian satellites, a disproportionate response that is certain to spark global warfare. —Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for strike against

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