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Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Strike

Strike like a battering ram.
—Anonymous

Strike like a trip-hammer.
—Anonymous

Strikes like lightning.
—Robert Burton

The ocean strikes like a lion with its heavy paw, seizing and dismembering at the same moment.
—Victor Hugo