Below you will find example sentences with "first strike". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

First Strike in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: strike
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 12
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26.2 words

Words in this phrase

first strike

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • first can mean: Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest. Very common word
  • strike can mean: To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a failed first strike and the 1× a nuclear first strike destroyed many 1× a preëmptive first strike 1× airline s first strike in decades 1× and any first strike violates the 1× converted the first strike in 12 1× encouraging a first strike by the 1× essequibo took first strike and posted 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

british airways chief 1× curtis lemay believed 1× dahir mohamed had 1× earlier this year 1× first strike fell 1× fixed an issue 1×

Common sentence endings:

a second strike 1× against the attacker 1× agenda against her 1× allotted 20 overs 1× begin a conflict 1× first strike dojo 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

opponent 3× nuclear 3× survive 2× counter 2× attacker 2× launch 2× reduced 2× thus 2× sdi 2× allowed 2× attacked 2× overs 2×

Related phrases

first floor first lady first round first inning first leg first innings first phase first nations first amendment first sight

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around strike:

strike action 12× hunger strike 10×

Just before it in the phrase index:

first stage first solo first sight first session first season first round

Just after it in the phrase index:

first sunday first team first trailer first trick first trip first try

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

first floor first lady first round first inning first leg first innings

Same ending:

hunger strike nationwide strike

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "first strike" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 26.2 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a failed first strike and the, a nuclear first strike destroyed many, opponent, nuclear and survive stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with first floor, first lady, first round, strike action and hunger strike, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with first strike

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

South Essequibo took first strike and posted 166-7 in their reduced 30 overs. (14 words)

Henderson saved Sterling’s first strike before he hit the rebound on to the bar. (15 words)

Curtis LeMay believed that the only sure nuclear defense was to launch a preëmptive first strike. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Earlier this year, she lost the first strike-out hearing, in which Mr Justice Warby ruled her lawyers would not be allowed to argue in court that the newspaper acted dishonestly, "stirred up" issues with her father, and had an "agenda" against her. (43 words)

Iran-backed Hezbollah said today that it attacked Israeli artillery positions with rockets in the first strike at its arch-rival since pager blasts wounded thousands of its members in Lebanon and raised the prospect of a wider Middle East war. (41 words)

The “Royals” won the toss, and asked the “Warriors” to take first strike; and the Warriors hammered the Royals’ bowling to all parts of the ground as they accumulated a winning 219 runs off their allotted 20 overs. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

In this case, a state would have nothing to lose with a first strike, or might try to preempt the development of an opponent's second-strike capability with a first strike (i.

The first is for moving to the next waza after a failed first strike, and the second holds your opponent's attention and posture to create the suki for a second strike.

Even if a nuclear first strike destroyed many of the opponent's weapons, sufficient nuclear missiles would survive to render a devastating counter-strike against the attacker.

Intelligence and early warning systems increase the probability that the enemy will have the time to launch its own strike before its warmaking capacity has been significantly reduced, thus rendering a first strike pointless.

The criticism was that SDI could have potentially allowed an attacker to survive the lighter counter-strike, thus encouraging a first strike by the side having SDI.

Treece converted the first strike in 12 of the 18 batters he faced, and the Cougars got the first batter out in every inning.

First strike fell to the Fort. A ball was played through to Robbie Rydings who was hauled to the floor.

Fixed an issue with players losing all functionality after attempting to cancel placing the First Strike Dojo.

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New Teamsters President Sean O’Brien has promised the union will be ready for the first strike against the parcel giant since 1997.

Not possible due to sources are often wrong, inaccurate or over stated and any first strike violates the constitution, and would begin a conflict.

Henderson saved Sterling’s first strike before he hit the rebound on to the bar.

Iran-backed Hezbollah said today that it attacked Israeli artillery positions with rockets in the first strike at its arch-rival since pager blasts wounded thousands of its members in Lebanon and raised the prospect of a wider Middle East war.

South Essequibo took first strike and posted 166-7 in their reduced 30 overs.

The first strike killed one person and Russia attacked again while patients and staff were leaving, Ukraine's Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.

The “Royals” won the toss, and asked the “Warriors” to take first strike; and the Warriors hammered the Royals’ bowling to all parts of the ground as they accumulated a winning 219 runs off their allotted 20 overs.

Yeah, and I want to take off on that too because as I’ve met, this is not my first strike.

British Airways' chief operating officer and its director of people are leaving the carrier after last year's tense standoff with pilots, which led to the airline's first strike in decades.

Curtis LeMay believed that the only sure nuclear defense was to launch a preëmptive first strike.

Dahir Mohamed had the first strike just out of the gates, putting Willmar (1-3) ahead in the fourth minute.

Earlier this year, she lost the first strike-out hearing, in which Mr Justice Warby ruled her lawyers would not be allowed to argue in court that the newspaper acted dishonestly, "stirred up" issues with her father, and had an "agenda" against her.

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