1.   It struck him dead, shattered the chariot, and made the maddened horses rush down into the sea.

2.   He smiled for a long moment into the raging eyes that would have struck him dead if they could.

3.   Out-and-out strike it dead.

4.   A South African soccer fan was struck dead by a bolt of lightning a match outside Johannesburg on Saturday, a radio report said here.

5.   Nine people were struck dead by a single bolt of lightning in a central Zimbabwean village Tuesday, police reported Wednesday.