How to Use hit in a Sentence

hit

1 of 2 verb

• The ball hit the house.
• She hit the ball right to the shortstop.
• The plate shattered when it hit the floor.
• He was hit by a car.
• The ship hit an iceberg.
• She hit him hard with her purse.
• The tank was hit by enemy fire.
• The boxers hit each other with their fists.
• She told her son to stop hitting his sister.
• The boxers were hitting furiously at each other.
• But can you get hit in the mouth?
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
• Last year, births hit a record low.
  — Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
• Or hit a scenic, low-crowd trail.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
• Here are five ways to hit the open road.
  — Lynn O'Rourke Hayes, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
• The 29-year-old was hit in the chest.
  — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
• Then hit every part of the rim.
  — ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
• He was hit along with the 11-year-old.
  — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 28 May 2026
• None of them hit it out of the park, but no one struck out.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
• Bull hit her third home run of the season.
  — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
• If the right team hits a homer, feel free to go ahead and cheer.
  — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
• Prescott was hit only four times.
  — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
• No one’s supposed to hit that pitch.
  — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
• Mayfield was sacked twice and hit three times.
  — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
• The customer fell and hit her head on the ground.
  — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
• The bottle bounced and hit one of the staffers in the face.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
• For instance, does their head hit the seat back in front of them?
  — Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 21 Sep. 2025
• The second pitch hit Gimenez in the hand.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
• Watch this space as even more archival looks hit the red carpet this month.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2024
• Penalties, once again, hit the Tigers hard.
  — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
• Love was hit 10 times and suffered two sacks.
  — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025

hit

2 of 2 noun

• The pony ride was a big hit at the party.
• The torpedo made a direct hit.
• The player was penalized for an illegal hit from behind.
• Sophi’s game did not take a hit.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
• Leahy gave up four runs on eight hits and two walks.
  — CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
• Kal Arntzen added two hits and scored twice.
  — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
• Gallen gave up eight hits, struck out two and walked one.
  — CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
• Stands in there, takes a hit, and makes a great throw.
  — Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
• Five of their six hits were singles.
  — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
• The film wasn’t a box office hit.
  — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
• There wasn't any doubt that maybe this [charater] was a one-hit.
  — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
• Massey finished with two hits and a walk.
  — Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
• Two of the hits were bunts that were beaten out.
  — Martin Henderson, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
• The hits haven’t stopped coming since.
  — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
• The rest were hit hard enough to be hits anywhere.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
• There were over a million hits to the web app per hour.
  — Mark Price, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
• Whisenhunt gave up three runs on five hits and three walks.
  — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
• The hit opened the door for the Rangers to score three runs.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 23 Feb. 2026
• Her game-winning homer was her third hit of the day.
  — Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
• It’s been that lack of a big hit — or any hit — that’s doomed the team.
  — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 6 July 2026
• The beloved actress's retro recipe will be a game day hit.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
• From a wildlife standpoint those birds will take a hit for a year or two.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
• Daniels has been taking a lot of hits through his first year and two games.
  — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
• Google’s first Chromecast was a hit.
  — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
• Johnson had three of the Gaels’ six hits.
  — Mercury News Staff, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
• He was charged with two runs, both unearned, on four hits and three walks.
  — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
• The hit ended a 10 at-bat slump.
  — CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
• Of those 98, only six were hits.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
• The Reds won on two hits and a run in the 10th.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
• The film is a massive hit in its home country.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026