ambush
Example Sentences
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In one case, human footprints appear alongside deer tracks created at the same time, supporting the idea of pursuit or ambush activity within the dune environment.
From Science Daily
Many years later, Enrile gave differing statements on that key event, saying at one point the claimed ambush was made up, and then writing in his memoir that it had actually happened.
From Barron's
He ambushed Ramaphosa in the Oval office earlier this year, playing a video in which he alleged a campaign against white farmers by the post-apartheid government.
From Barron's
He was leading a mission to destroy Hamas tunnels when he was ambushed, killed and his body seized just hours into a short-lived humanitarian truce.
From Barron's
The scenes include poignant moments as the animals face threats from snare trappings to brutal ambushes and violent territorial battles.
From BBC
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