The officer on the scene said my father died in an instant. He never knew what hit him.

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I heard he was arrested. It happened fast, he never knew what hit him.

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Because of the financial crisis, we went bankrupt. It all happened so fast, we
never knew what hit us.

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"I heard he got hit in Afghanistan."

"No shit, how?"

"Sniper. They say he never knew what hit him."

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(He/she/we/...)never knew what hit (him/her/us/...)