assaulted
Example Sentences
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The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected for a second time President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn a jury judgment that he sexually assaulted and defamed writer E Jean Carroll.
From Barron's β Aug. 17, 2026
But it relies on the mother being willing to file a report that she has been assaulted - because this kick starts the registration process.
From BBC β Aug. 7, 2026
Hearing Platner deny that he assaulted Fifield, and seeing so many rally behind him and against her, was too much.
From Slate β Jul. 7, 2026
Christian Bojorquez argued in his closing statements to the jury that Officer William Jones believed that he was confronting a man with a gun who had already assaulted several people inside the store.
From Los Angeles Times β May 7, 2026
Standing in line wedged among many people, my nostrils are assaulted by the stale smell of bodies that have not been washed for many days.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
