Examples of 'struck a rock' in a sentence

Meaning of "struck a rock"

struck a rock: This phrase is often used metaphorically to describe encountering an obstacle or facing a challenge. It implies a sudden and unexpected difficulty

How to use "struck a rock" in a sentence

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struck a rock
I would say that he probably struck a rock.
God struck a rock and water gushed out.
Their ship struck a rock.
We struck a rock that was not down on any chart.
The ship struck a rock.
He fell out of the hammock and fractured his skull when his head struck a rock.
His head struck a rock and he was struck unconscious.
The missile struck a rock.
His head struck a rock and despite wearing a helmet he was severely injured.
My shoulder struck a rock.
We struck a rock that was not down on any chart . Punched a hole in the schooner 's side.
The Essex shook as if she had struck a rock.
The vessel struck a rock and sunk soon afterward.
The Norwegian passenger ship Haakon VII struck a rock near Florø and sank.
She sustained some damage to a topmast and put into Simon 's Bay where she struck a rock.

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According to one source, Orient had struck a rock at high water.
At age seven, he fell off a horse and his head struck a rock.
A bulldozer brought in and operated by Howell 's allegedly struck a rock and caused a spark.
When you have touched a woman, you have struck a rock.
Now you have touched the women, you have struck a rock.
A contusion on her left temple, suggesting she fell, struck a rock.

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