ambush

In its statement Wednesday, Israel’s military said its troops were preparing an ambush in the area when the incident occurred.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

But since the rings select their bearers by asking whether they’re afraid during an ambush designed to create dread, the test favors those for whom life never presents anything to fear.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Bradley has just been taking part in an ambush exercise, where he and his team are instructed to rescue a hostage in a forest and usher her to safety while fending off armed enemies.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Researchers believe it was an ambush predator that spent much of its time concealed in the water, waiting for animals to approach for a drink.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026

Somehow, I had to drag the iron monsters away from Miss Rose and get the others to abandon the ambush.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

The filmmakers take their time revealing what long-ago crimes have so incensed Okuzaki as he more or less ambushes old comrades and superiors in their homes, confronting them with his accusations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

AFP spoke to his former business partner, ex-major Omar Rodriguez, who said that after a few desert ambushes last year, Quijano "paused" the operation.

From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025

The “What Not To Wear” system involved secret footage, ambushes, a “360 degree mirror” in which the subject was required to explain her old wardrobe, soon to be discarded forever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2025

The airline sets cheap rates but ambushes customers with pesky little fees for every single facet of the flying experience, a nickel-and-diming scheme that bends not even for that glass of water.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2024

The feud had been fought in forays and ambushes for three generations, and there was no settling it, for it was a dispute over land.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Think of it as a tax “prenup” with Uncle Sam that you settle up on your terms so the surviving spouse isn’t ambushed by higher rates down the road.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

In one foray, led by Miller, the small party of raiders was ambushed by 80 Spanish troops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

“Flying through blizzard conditions, his squadron was ambushed by seven Soviet fighter planes.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

This was best exemplified when Steenhuisen backed Ramaphosa when the president was ambushed by US President Donald Trump at the Oval Office in May last year.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026

I retreat back into the alley and get ambushed or I jump onto the sidewalk and make a run for it.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

That’s still better than ambushing workers all at once with mass layoffs, some executives say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The turtles mainly hunt by hiding under water and ambushing their prey, he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

We’ve all seen the appalling videos of masked agents ambushing and abducting these migrants in the halls of New York’s immigration court as they’re leaving a hearing.

From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2026

That episode occurred one inning after Acuña hammered the ball harder than anyone has all season, ambushing a 3-0 fastball by rookie Emmet Sheehan that left the yard at 121.4 mph.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2023

The young bounced around the adults, ambushing one another, rolling in mock battle, and shrieking for protection when an older animal lost patience and bared its teeth.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer