Now when the son of Lycaon saw him scouring the plain and driving the Trojans pell-mell before him, he aimed an arrow and
hit the front part of his cuirass near the shoulder: the arrow went right through the metal and pierced the flesh, so that the cuirass was covered with blood.
Iliad
One
hit the door post; another went against the door; the pointed shaft of another struck the wall; and as soon as they had avoided all the spears of the suitors Ulysses said to his own men, "My friends, I should say we too had better let drive into the middle of them, or they will crown all the harm they have done us by killing us outright."
Odyssey
To try and hit an object with a vague thought is like trying to
hit the bull's eye with a lump of putty: when the putty reaches the target, it flattens out all over it, and probably covers the bull's eye along with the rest.
The Analysis of Mind
Let him act like the clever archers who, designing to
hit the mark which yet appears too far distant, and knowing the limits to which the strength of their bow attains, take aim much higher than the mark, not to reach by their strength or arrow to so great a height, but to be able with the aid of so high an aim to
hit the mark they wish to reach.
Prince
I had to
hit the keys so hard that I strained my first fingers to the elbows, while the ends of my fingers were blisters burst and blistered again.
John Barleycorn
Four airstrikes
hit the port in al-Hawk district, causing material damages, an airstrike on a citizen's farm in Bajil district, and five on the citizens' farms in al-Manqm village in al-Duraihmi district and
hit the radio in the city.
Report: 52 US-Saudi airstrikes targets Yemen infrastructure over 24 past hours
Sometimes, while trying to
hit the ball as far as you can, you could find the fielder outside the ring.
IPL 7: Why Ross Taylor Refrains From Playing the KP Switch Hit
But this pool whiz also knows that if he were to
hit the cue ball so that it collides on an angle with the colored ball, both balls would deflect in a V-shape, or 90[degrees] angle (see Nuts & Bolts, right).
Big shot: with the help of physics, a teenage pool player goes pro
On that hole, you definitely want to
hit the green from the tee, because any sort of approach shot, including the several my partner and I attempted because we didn't
hit the green on the first stroke, over that bunker is very intimidating.
Stone Ridge worth the drive off 17
The
hit the reinsurance market took on the heels of the hurricanes likely will impact pricing and capacity--effects already being felt by some alternative risk vehicles.
Delayed reaction: the alternative risk market made it through the 2005 U.S. hurricane season in relatively good shape, but the storms' real blow may be yet to come
In his best-selling book, L'Effroyable Imposture (The Frightening Deception), Meyssan launched the claim that American Airlines Flight 77 did not
hit the Pentagon.
9-11 conspiracy fact & fiction: an abundance of sensational and irrational conjecture about the September 11 terrorist attacks is being used to discredit any consideration of conspiracy in general
Resume: Behind the scenes for the holiday
hit The Prince of Egypt Next: DreamWorks animated film El Dorado due in March 2000 Out in action: Works with HIV-affected infants and with organizations that deliver food to people with AIDS
75 star players
Closer to the epicenter, where Moho reflections theoretically would not
hit the surface, the instruments recorded waves more typical of magnitude 7.1 earthquakes.
Loma Prieta's long-distance punch: why did cities 100 kilometers away feel such strong shaking?
But before you
hit the miniature golf course, study these lessons from physicist Sir Isaac Newton and learn how to sink putts with ease.
Newton's guide to putt-putt: discover how physics can help you sink golf putts like a professional
If he rolls wrists, he will
hit the ball off the top corner of the bat.
A drill program for winning baseball