I think that's why the loss hit us so hard.

The loss of their son and brother had hit them hard.

It could explain why the loss had hit him so hard.

The loss of his friend and business partner hit Stone hard.

It was evident the loss of the men had hit him pretty hard.

The losses, he added, have hit everyone "including officers all the way through to other staff."

This year's losses will probably hit $300 million, with some people close to the operation saying the results could be even worse.

"I think the loss of the Voitan trade must have hit them hard."

But that loss no longer hit him like a hammer; he knew sadness, was all.

The loss of the Hungarian routes hit their accounts especially hard.