The guard struck gold the first try, which didn't surprise Dortmunder at all.

What would happen if a guard struck directly at Uga, and no one was there to foil it?

The guard struck a match below the window level.

Another guard stopped a few steps away, struck a match on his boot sole, and lit a cigarette.

The guards struck after a series of attacks left one guard dead.

The guard struck quickly, mercifully cutting short the girl's last moment of terror.

An alien guard must have struck like a bomb when the ship came down, and at least three prisoners had been under him.

The guard struck the floor of the chamber with a thud.

She winced when the guard struck Richard and he tumbled to the floor.

The lame guard strikes a match and makes the dark less tolerant.