hit/strike home

idiom

: to become very clear and obvious in usually a forceful or unpleasant way
The truth about their marriage finally hit home.

Examples of hit/strike home in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Josiah Hartshorn and Hamilton Friedberg hit home runs to hand a loss to Matthew Champion. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024 The power of the co-model hit home during a conversation with the incoming co-CEOs of leading global architecture firm Gensler, Jordan Goldstein and Julia Simet, who offered new perspectives on this rare leadership and governance model. Dean Debiase, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024 Royals stars Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez both hit home runs in the game. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2024 Jeanette Camarena, Jocelyn Jimenez and Annabella Ramirez all hit home runs. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024 Being a Bruin hit home with Reed on Monday, when UCLA gymnastics alumni were honored after the meet. Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024 The concept really hit home with the release of the Nike Air Jordan IIIs, the first version of the sneakers to feature the now-iconic Jumpman logo. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024 What the 49ers need to do: Defense has to hit home with that high-dollar front four. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024 The way that Scott, Foy and Bell play these sequences hit home, in every sense of the phrase. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023

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“Hit/strike home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%2Fstrike%20home. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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