Her words struck him so hard he felt his heart stop beating.

As in the past, no critical word struck my heart deeply.

She watched his face change as her words struck him.

The word struck Mitch as he took it all in.

For some reason that word struck a note with her.

The words struck me, but I did not care to ask their meaning.

The words struck them both with the force of a physical blow.

His blue eyes were wide, as if her words had struck him with a stunning impact.

How that word would have struck to my heart, many years ago!

These words struck my mind with the impact of a blow.