: closed by or subjected to a labor strike
a struck factory
a struck employer
Examples of struck in a Sentence
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Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2024
Dozens of motorists abandoned their vehicles on a highway and sought shelter at a nearby struck stop as the tornado swept through the area.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 May 2024
The actors were mere weeks away from their own work stoppage and were already uncomfortable with being seen promoting a project for a struck company.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
The struck man and the the younger woman, who was taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens, both suffered minor injuries.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
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Adjective
In the video footage, the driver presumed to be Klinghoffer is seen exiting the vehicle, walking over to the struck man, and then running back to the Yukon.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2024
Dozens of motorists abandoned their vehicles on a highway and sought shelter at a nearby struck stop as the tornado swept through the area.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 May 2024
The actors were mere weeks away from their own work stoppage and were already uncomfortable with being seen promoting a project for a struck company.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
The struck man and the the younger woman, who was taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens, both suffered minor injuries.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
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“Struck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/struck. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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struck
noun
: enterotoxemia especially of adult sheep
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