How to Use striker in a Sentence

striker

noun

• The score brought the 29-year-old striker's goal total to 54.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
• In the 86th minute, the striker hit the crossbar with a header.
  — Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 17 June 2021
• The striker lined up his shot and scored his third goal of the season in the 24th minute.
  — Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal, 18 June 2021
• The striker leads both the team and the NWSL in scoring with five goals on the season.
  — Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 10 July 2021
• Over the past two years, some strikers have crossed the picket lines.
  — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2023
• The striker was out when a ball was caught on the fly, or on one bounce, fair or foul.
  — Gregory Harutunian, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2021
• That game was the striker’s first since a left calf injury in the bronze medal match of the Tokyo Olympics.
  — Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Sep. 2021
• In the first half, the 34-year-old striker took a nasty fall after a hard challenge in the box.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2023
• Four fellow strikers weren’t at work at the time of the rally.
  — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Aug. 2023
• Both men are good strikers with some wrestling mixed in.
  — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
• The 22-year-old striker has seven goals in 17 caps for the United States.
  — Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2023
• My trigger been pulled so much, the striker got wore down.
  — Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
• That, and a great striker’s innate knowledge of where the goal was.
  — Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2020
• The Enduris is a heel striker’s dream, although the ride works for any stride.
  — Adam Chase, Outside Online, 10 Sep. 2021
• This striker-less system has brought the best out of the likes of Kevin e Bruyne and Phil Foden.
  — Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 15 May 2022
• Alan Smith thought the same, but the striker still made the move from Leeds to Manchester in 2004 when push came to shove.
  — Liam Canning, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2022
• Smith, a junior striker, converted in the 58th minute to tie the match at 1-1.
  — Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2022
• The strikers had sought higher pay and a 32-hour workweek.
  — Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2025
• Pride striker Barbra Banda scored the lone goal of the match in the 37th minute, her fourth of the postseason.
  — Jacob Lev, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
• To deploy, unfold the gun, break open the barrel, load a round in the chamber, pull back the striker, and fire.
  — Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 11 Feb. 2020
• Hold the striker at a 45-degree angle to the call’s surface.
  — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 20 Apr. 2020
• Boulaye Dia, a Senegalese striker, slammed in the opening goal.
  — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2022
• In the 37th minute, the striker beat her defender one-on-one, but her shot sailed over the crossbar.
  — Sapna Bansil, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
• That’s like going from a … uh … rookie to a … um … striker?
  — Vulture, 6 Jan. 2023
• When Santi Moar was out, striker Greg Hurst had to play winger.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2022
• There is something about Fiorentina that brings out the best in strikers.
  — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
• In the second half, Rising striker JJ Williams received a red card in the 68th minute.
  — Lauren Hertz, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2022
• The striker’s current streak of 3 goals in three games is exactly what the team needs.
  — Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Oct. 2021
• Today, most car doors have a striker or lock to which the door latch attaches when the door is closed.
  — New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2025
• But even more than sentiment, Man City’s need for a pure striker up front appealed to Haaland, who signed a five-year deal with the team.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 31 July 2025