They wanted to start a fight. They would wait for someone to be brave enough to try to hit it off.

VOA: special.2010.01.17

Thirty-six seconds after lift-off, lightning hit the huge Saturn Five rocket.

VOA: special.2009.07.29

If dark matter particles exist, scientists say, they should be able to observe a small amount of light given off when they hit the nucleus of a xenon atom.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

Mr.Bush ducked and was not hit, and later shrugged off the incident.

VOA: standard.2009.09.15