"And the water here, came in like that,bang." When Katrina hit, water levels exceeded the height and strength of many of these walls.

VOA: special.2010.01.22

When you hit the nail on the head,exactly on its top, it goes into the wood perfectly.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

It fires balls that burst and release a chili solution when they hit the elephant's skin.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

Their infant son Theo suffered brain damage when a car hit him in New York City.

VOA: special.2011.02.27

And when someone says your words or actions hit the nail on the head, he means what you said or did was exactly right.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

George Gershwin had his first big hit in nineteen nineteen, when he was twenty-one years old.

VOA: special.2009.02.08

It felt strange to run and not feel his feet when they hit the ground.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

But they are not able to tell exactly where or when a tornado will hit.

VOA: special.2010.05.11

The Captain stayed at our house when the big storm hit in nineteen forty-two.

VOA: special.2009.02.14

The father or mother may hit the ceiling when they see the low grades.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

She says it began when Hurricane Charley hit Florida in two thousand four.

VOA: special.2009.07.31

When a student's grades hit bottom it is time to hit the books.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

Then,when the food crisis hit, the cost of foreign rice shot up.

VOA: special.2010.03.23

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