strike somebody in the face

He went up to Jones and struck him in the face.

His voice struck her like a blow in the face.

I felt as if I'd been struck in the face.

She sat as if struck in the face by the dream.

And mother was looking as if she had been struck in the face.

It felt as if a large man had struck her in the face.

He stepped back as though someone had struck him in the face.

Also, your honor, the girl looked to me as though she had been struck in the face.

The cold wind struck me in the face, but this time it felt good.

I was 16 when reality struck me in the face.