Stifled plucked notes, or a bow struck on the body of the instrument, are as articulate as if produced by a percussionist.

When the bow struck the plant, it was as if they had hit solid ground.

Scarce had she spoken, when the bow sounded and struck terror into all hearts except Niobe's alone.

They had strayed in the wet darkness; d'Anjou angled the boat towards the signal and within minutes the bow struck sand.

The bow struck the rising muck, throwing everyone forward, and stuck fast.

He escaped his boat being sliced in two, but U-67's bow struck a glancing blow against Clyde's stern.

I think I'm where the bow of the Storstad struck the Empress.

Either the bow or the stern of the dugout had struck him.

Our bow must strike the wavefront dead on!

The bow of the Storstad struck the Empress of Ireland like a "chisel into tin".