How to use "struck" in a sentence

He got off his cart and struck a match

When Sarah Lewis passed Christ Church near Dorset Street, the church clock struck 2.30

But they did not come out, so he went away as the church clock struck three o'clock.

But, as the church bells of the city struck eleven o'clock, something made him look back

Belatedly, as she pressed her fingertips to the words on the chalkboard, the possible meaning of them struck her

A loose windowpane in the living room rattled slightly whenever a strong gust of wind struck it

The judge's hesitation in this relatively simple matter struck Elliot as odd, but he said nothing more

Besides, though they both struck him as slightly wacky, they didn't seem to be merely hoaxers or borderline psychopaths who got their kicks by scaring defenseless women

At first, she half believed that he was trying to be funny, playing a game to amuse her, and she was going to tell him that none of this struck her as funny

"The danger has struck a chord in you."

The gun struck him alongside the head, and he stumbled backward against the steel door.

"How's your head?" Tina asked Elliot, gently touching the ugly knot that had raised on his temple, where the guard's gun had struck him.

Among those in whom it struck a chord were the aforementioned producer, studio executives, and network pooh-bahs

I saw a reddish flash at the edge, the slightest bend in its shape, as the clock struck midnight.

One on the left, the furthest away, held a large case high in the air, and the terrible Heat-Ray shone towards Chertsey and struck the town.