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
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After drawing a walk in the first inning, Burger hit home runs in the fourth and fifth innings for the fourth multi-homer performance of his MLB career.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
The intensity of the battle has hit home for Sister Monica Clare.
—Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Peyton Tsao, Shannon Keighran, Kate Munnerlyn and Hayden Hummel hit home runs for St. Francis, which improved to 8-0.
Otay Ranch is 2-7.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
Kayli Counts and Annika Sogsti each had two RBIs.
Norco 10, Great Oak 2: Maddy Aguilera and Tamryn Shorter hit home runs for Norco.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
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
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
The intensity of the battle has hit home for Sister Monica Clare.
—Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Peyton Tsao, Shannon Keighran, Kate Munnerlyn and Hayden Hummel hit home runs for St. Francis, which improved to 8-0.
Otay Ranch is 2-7.
—Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
Kayli Counts and Annika Sogsti each had two RBIs.
Norco 10, Great Oak 2: Maddy Aguilera and Tamryn Shorter hit home runs for Norco.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
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
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“Hit/strike home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%2Fstrike%20home. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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