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.
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In other words, an adversary should think twice about a nuclear strike against the United States because the US would launch an overwhelming nuclear attack in response.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
On April 4, 1981, in a truly daring airstrike, an Iranian KC-707 and KC-747 flew with Iranian fighter jets deep into Iraqi airspace during the landmark surprise strike against the strategic H-3 airfield in Iraq’s western Anbar province.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Odenkirk believes the event was more of a strike against the corporate control over music.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Imagine if a baseball umpire feared they'd be fired for calling a strike against a Yankee batter.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
On April 4, 1981, in a truly daring airstrike, an Iranian KC-707 and KC-747 flew with Iranian fighter jets deep into Iraqi airspace during the landmark surprise strike against the strategic H-3 airfield in Iraq’s western Anbar province.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Odenkirk believes the event was more of a strike against the corporate control over music.
—William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Imagine if a baseball umpire feared they'd be fired for calling a strike against a Yankee batter.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for strike against
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“Strike against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20against. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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