assault
Example Sentences
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And when she welcomed past “Top Model” contenders to “The Tyra Banks Show,” including Sullivan, she replayed footage of her assault on air despite Sullivan expressly asking her not to.
From Salon
He reached his fifty off 36 balls before launching a late assault, hitting four sixes and 10 fours in all.
From Barron's
Some U.S. officials and analysts have warned that such an assault would encourage an Iranian retaliation, possibly drawing the U.S. into a broader war in the Middle East.
"That's what the numbers show. Fewer assaults, fewer enemy drones, fewer everything."
From BBC
“They make an all-out assault, exhaust a lot of energy and money, and nothing ever significantly changes, except for a token gesture here and there.”
From Los Angeles Times
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