strike (someone) as
idiom
: to cause (someone) to think about someone or something in a particular way
It strikes me as peculiar that she left without a word.
Her comment struck me as odd.
She strikes us as a very qualified candidate.
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Health care union members at HealthPartners’ Stillwater Medical Group could conduct a four-day unfair labor practice strike as early as July 8 if an agreement with HealthPartners isn’t reached by then.
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Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 27 June 2025
In time, many Western observers and government officials, too, chalked up the attack as a win for nonproliferation, hailing the strike as an audacious but necessary step to prevent Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein from building a nuclear arsenal.
—Jeffrey Fields, The Conversation, 24 June 2025
While several House Democrats slammed Trump’s strike as unconstitutional, Ocasio-Cortez was one of a select few to go a step further and categorize the move as impeachable.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 22 June 2025
Preliminary findings suggest that a bird strike as the plane approached the airport caused the pilots to lose control.
—Grace Moon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 27 June 2025
In time, many Western observers and government officials, too, chalked up the attack as a win for nonproliferation, hailing the strike as an audacious but necessary step to prevent Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein from building a nuclear arsenal.
—Jeffrey Fields, The Conversation, 24 June 2025
While several House Democrats slammed Trump’s strike as unconstitutional, Ocasio-Cortez was one of a select few to go a step further and categorize the move as impeachable.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 22 June 2025
Preliminary findings suggest that a bird strike as the plane approached the airport caused the pilots to lose control.
—Grace Moon, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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“Strike (someone) as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20%28someone%29%20as. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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