How to Use "Hit" with Example Sentences

hit (n): the act of using your hand or object to touch someone or something in a forceful way; something very popular

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Used with adjectives:

"He made a direct hit to his opponent."
(direct)

"The show was an immediate hit."
(immediate, instant, real, huge, big, smash)

"The movie was a surprise hit."
(surprise, breakout)

"All of his movies have been box-office hits."
(box-office)

Used with verbs:

"The boxer took a direct hit."
(took, received, suffered, landed, made)

Used with nouns:

"He fears he's now on their hit list."
(list)

"He hired a hit squad to kill his enemy."
(squad, man)

"She has another hit album."
(album, record, single, song, show, movie)

Used with prepositions:

"This show is a big hit with teens."
(with)

hit (v): to use your hand or an object to touch someone or something in a forceful way; to have a bad effect; to reach

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Used with adverbs:

"She hit him hard."
(hard, repeatedly)

"The ball hit him directly in the head."
(directly)

"I was nearly hit by a car while walking to work."
(nearly, almost)

"I accidentally hit him in the head."
(accidentally)

"We were badly hit by budget cuts."
(badly, heavily)

Used with verbs:

"I really wanted to hit him but I didn't."
(wanted)

"I thought the car was going to hit me but it stopped in time."
(be + going)

Used with prepositions:

"The ball hit him in the head."
(in, on)

"He hit the spider with a magazine."
(with)

Used with nouns:

"The arrow hit the target."
(arrow, bomb, bullet, rocket, shell, torpedo, mortar, missile, shot)

"The storm hit the city directly."
(storm, cyclone, disaster, earthquake, flood, hurricane, typhoon, tornado, blizzard)

"A car hit a pedestrian today."
(car, truck)

"The idea hit him suddenly."
(idea, realization, inspiration)

"Pain hit her suddenly."
(pain, nausea, illness)

"The ball hit him in the leg."
(ball)

"She hit her head on the cupboard door."
(head)

"He hit a bump in the road and fell off his bike."
(bump)

"I can't believe he hit the lottery."
(lottery, jackpot)

"He has finally hit middle age."
(middle age, puberty, adulthood)

"The book hit the ground."
(ground, floor, desk)

"He hit his opponent."
(opponent, rival, enemy)

"The story hasn't hit the news yet."
(news)