ambushed
Example Sentences
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Two batters later, Hernández ambushed a first-pitch slider.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Braddock’s column was ambushed by French and Native American forces at the Battle of the Monongahela.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The BBC has been shown footage from 22 June 2023 in which a group of migrants, who had just crossed into Evros and wanted to claim asylum, were ambushed by masked men.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Two National Guardsmen who were ambushed on duty in Washington received Purple Hearts, one posthumously.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 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
